How to Fix ‘a Startdocprinter Call Was Not Issued’ Error on Windows 10/11 [Tutorial]
42How to Fix ‘a Startdocprinter Call Was Not Issued’ Error on Windows 10/11 [Tutorial]
Commands Used:
cd\Windows\System32\spool
cacls.exe PRINTERS /E /G administrator:C
Several Windows users have been reaching us with questions after their HP laptop no longer prints anything. The error message that comes up is ‘A Startdocprinter Call Was Not Issued’ whenever they try to print anything. Most affected users are reporting that the issue occurs for every printer that is connected to the network. Other variations of this issue occur if they try to print from within other programs like Word, Acrobat Reader, and even Notepad. The issue is reported to occur on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
This error code means that a StartDocPrinter call has not been executed. You receive this error code if the print spooler cannot send data to the port. The print job is marked as “Error printing”. In this case, the print spooler tries several times to send the data until you cancel the job.
We investigated this particular issue by looking into various user reports and at the repair strategies that are most commonly used to fix this particular error message. As it turns out, several different scenarios are known to lead to the apparition of the ‘A Startdocprinter Call Was Not Issued‘ error.
This means that the printer was not available, but you do not get the error message explaining why StartDocPrinter was locked, but only the message that it was not working.
If you are currently looking for a solution to resolve the error’A call from StartDocPrinter has not been made’, this tutorial provides several possible repair strategies that other concerned users have successfully used to solve the problem. Each of the possible corrections listed below is validated by at least one application.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.