Windows 8 (not pro) - printer removal

Solution 1:

Since your printer spooler queue is still containing items, resetting that might do the trick.

Do the following to reset your print spooler queue.

1. Open a command window (winkey+r) and execute net stop spooler
2. Execute del /F /Q C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*
3. Execute net start spooler

If this happens on a regular basis, you can easily put the three command lines in a batch file (save a new text file as ResetSpooler.bat) that you can run from the desktop or some other convenient place.

Solution 2:

You can try CCleaner and see if this removes it

Make sure that no reference to the old printer remains in control panel.

Open Devices and click on any printer (the HP will be fine) and then click Print Server Properties which appears as a 'tab' in at the top of the window (see screen shot).

Open the printer properties and the click the drivers tab. From here, select the old printers and click Remove. Repeat for each printer you want to remove.