Sometimes uninstalling the software for a particular printer the easy way is not enough. Sometimes you have to dig deep in the bowels of Windows to track the relevant files and manually remove them. This method almost aways involves the use of the command line.
Type CMD in the search box at the lower left corner of the screen, right click Command Prompt result to Run as Admin, copy and paste in the following command and press Enter: printui /s /t2 (Note that there is a space before each forward slash).
The Print Server Properties window should pop up.
Remove the printer’s drivers for any problematic or any other printers you don't use anymore.
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Another way to clean out printers is the clear the print spool. This method will clean out any stuck print jobs that cannotbe remove the easy way.
Open an elevated command prompt.
Enter the commands below into the elevated command prompt one at a time, and press Enter after each command.
net stop spooler
DEL /F /S /Q %systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*
net start spooler
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