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Windows 7 Printers are not visible

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wincert&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;windows-7&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-546" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wincert&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;windows-7&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Windows 7 Box&comma;install&comma;printers&comma;set network location&comma;graphic card memory&comma; aero peek&comma;screensaver&comma;synch&comma;windows live&comma;movie maker&comma;remote desktop&comma;destination path&comma;driver signing&comma;thinkvantage" width&equals;"720" height&equals;"340" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You may experience the following issue on Windows 7&period;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When you open Devices and Printers there are no printers or devices available&period; Although&comma; once you try to print from any application&comma; you can see the printers in the listing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Please do the following to fix this issue&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; Hit <strong>Windows ORB &vert; Type Print Management<&sol;strong> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;008000&semi;">&vert;<&sol;span> You should be able to see all of the installed printers there&period;<br style&equals;"padding&colon; 0px&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi;" &sol;><br style&equals;"padding&colon; 0px&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi;" &sol;>&&num;8211&semi; Set the Bluetooth service to Automatic&period;<br style&equals;"padding&colon; 0px&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi;" &sol;><br style&equals;"padding&colon; 0px&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi;" &sol;>&&num;8211&semi; From an elevated command prompt run the following command&colon; <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;003366&semi;">Run sfc &sol;scannow<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; From the same prompt run the following&colon; <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;003366&semi;">net stop spooler &vert; Enter<&sol;span> and after the spooler stops enter&colon; <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;003366&semi;">net start spooler &vert; Enter<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That should fix the issue with printers not being displayed in Devices and Printers view&period; If you still have issues&comma; please leave your comment below and I will try to help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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