How do I "unpause" it?

The door latch might be broken or loose here.

Go to printer in startup menu select printer, run, pause, reset, clear buffer, or delete printer.

This means that print jobs sent to the printer will not print untill the printer is unpaused. This setting is used mainly for maintenance purposes.

To unpause a printer
1.) Left click Start in the bottom left hand corner of the screen
2.) Left click Control Panel
3.) Now, double-click "Devices and Printers" or "Printers and Faxes"
4.) In the Window you will see your printer, double-click your printer
5.) This screen will show you active print jobs, to pause or unpause the printer click File then click "Pause printing"

Hope this helps :)

Please unplug your printer from the power source, wait for 2 minutes, and plug it in again. This usually solves this issue,

Warm Regards,

Selk

Here are the problems due to which a printer gets stuck in pause and ways to fix it:

* Problems
* Reinstall drivers
* Verify Print Spooler service

Problems

There are several problems due to which your printer gets stuck in pause. Driver issues are considered to be one of the major problems as they allow printers to communicate with the Operating System of your PC. When there are problems with Print Spooler, your printer can get stuck in pause.

Reinstall drivers

In order to resolve the problems that occur when your printer get stuck in pause, as a first step, you will have to disconnect the printer and delete the printer from Device Manager. An outdated printer driver will also cause certain problems. Thus, you need to download the appropriate printer driver from manufacturers website and install it on your PC. It is also wise to update the driver frequently.

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If the printer icon is displaying in the top right (on the panel) you can right-click to get pause/resume options. Or you could try System > Admin > Printers

Go to the printer properties and un-check "use offline"

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In Windows XP, click the start button, then click Printers and Faxes

Double click the printer in question, then in the window that opened, click the Printer menu, then click Pause Printing.

Is there a menu thing on the screen somewhere

DOUBLE CLICK ON THE ICON SHOWING ON THE TASK BAR AND U WILL SEE PRINTJOBS U CAN RIGHT CLICK ON THE JOB U WANT TO UNPAUSE AND SAY RESTART