Scenario:

Whenever you print documents in Windows 8 or Windows 10 they do not print and the printer appears Offline.

Solution:

Often times the printer will go offline and not come back online until you reboot.  Microsoft points to the vendor drivers as the cause and the vendor usually point a Microsoft as the cause.

A temporary work around is to restart the print spooler service.  This will save you from having to reboot.  To restart the print spooler follow these steps:

1. Open “Computer Management”
2. In the “Computer Management” window click “Computer Management->->Services and Applications->Services”.
3. Right click on “Print Spooler” and choose “Restart”.