Windows
Brother HL-3700DW print jobs kept spinning until the printer was reinstalled
Printing was stuck spinning and documents would not come out. The old printer entries were removed, the Brother HL-3700DW was reinstalled with Brother's official driver package, and the printer was set as default after a successful test print.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-03-25.
Affects
Hardware
- Brother HL-3700DW
What you see
- Print jobs keep spinning instead of finishing
- Documents do not print
Why it happens
Likely Stale printer entries or driver state on the PC were likely preventing the printer from working correctly
When it shows up
A Windows PC has a Brother HL-3700DW and printing hangs with jobs that never complete
You are in this case if:
- Brother HL-3700DW is the affected printer
- Old printer entries are present on the PC
- Brother's official driver package is used for the reinstall
1 fix below
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-03-25. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.