How do you turn off a cover page that prints every time you print a document

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How do you turn off a cover page that prints every time you print a document

Mike Pedrotti 0

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Answer 1

Hi,

Is the cover page brand-specific to your Printer? If so,

Please go to Settings and go to Devices & Printers (or Printers & Scanners).
Right-click your printer and select Printer Properties (not just "Properties").
Look for an Advanced tab.
Check for a button or option labeled Separator Page... or Banner Page and set it to None or disabled.

Additioanally, clear the Print spooler:

Press the Windows Key, type services.msc, and press Enter.
Scroll down to Print Spooler, right-click it, and choose Stop.
Open File Explorer and go to C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\PRINTERS and delete all files inside that folder.
Go back to the Services window, right-click Print Spooler, and choose Start

I look forward to hearing from you to get the results of the troubleshooting.

Answer 2

If the extra “cover page” lists the file name, author, dates, or other document details, turn off Print document properties in Word.

For Microsoft Word

Open Word.
Select File → Options.
Select Display.
Under Printing options, clear Print document properties.
Select OK, then print again.

That option prints Word’s summary information on a separate page after the document. ^1^

If it happens from every application

Print a short page from Notepad:

No extra page: The page is being added by the original application. Check that application’s print settings.
Extra page still appears: It is likely a printer or print-queue separator page rather than a Word setting. Separator pages can include the print date, job number, username, or custom text. ^2^

The location for disabling a printer-generated page depends on the installed printer driver and may not appear in every Windows 10 queue. Open:

Start → Settings → Devices → Printers & scanners → select the printer → Manage → Printing preferences

Look for a setting named Banner Page, Job Sheet, Separator Page, or similar and turn it off. If none appears, use the printer manufacturer’s instructions for that exact model. For a shared workplace printer, the setting may need to be changed by whoever manages its print queue.

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