SP 51640: Restore the Print Spooler service

Symptom: When you attempt to start the Print Spooler service in “Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services”, an error message is displayed.
Error Message: “Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.”
Resolution: Modify the system registry settings to restore the “ImagePath” registry value for the Print Spooler service.
Category: Printing

1. Enable TCP/IP printer ports
2. Enable internet printers
3. Enable the Print Spooler service
4. Printer status is set to “Offline”
5. Printer status is set to “Pause”

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