Print Driver Host For 32 Bit Applications Has Stopped Working

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The error message ‘Print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working’ usually occurs due to faulty printer drivers.

  • The missing or outdated printer driver can cause the Print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working error, so you should make sure that your printer driver is up to date. There are two ways to update drivers: manually and automatically.
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  • You may visit the printer manufacturer’s website, download and install the latest printer drivers.

If I right click and end the 'Print driver host for applications' process manually Excel comes back pretty quickly & also shows all the Excel files that are open: Task manager: after force stopping Print Driver Host Process. From what I understand Printer driver host for applications is meant to communicate 64 OS printers with the 32 bit office.

If the issue persists, then delete the printer spooler files and later enable the spooler service, as listed below.

  • Go to start, type ‘services.msc’ in the search box and hit enter.
  • Open the printer spooler option in the services list by double clicking it.
  • Select stop and then ok.
  • Go to start again, type ‘%WINDIR%system32spoolprinters’ in the search box, and hit enter.
  • Delete every file found in this folder.
  • Go to start again and search for ‘services.msc.’
  • Open the printer spooler option. Select start, ensure that ‘automatic’ is chosen in the Startup Type list and then hit OK.

Sometimes, the OEM installation CD does not have the full list of all the printer drivers. This can also cause the error message ‘print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working.’ The issue can be resolved by uninstalling all printers and reinstalling it.

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