StatusUpdateInterval

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\ Monitor \Ports

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

number of seconds

0xA (10 seconds)

Description

Specifies how often the port monitor updates the spooler with port status.

Tip

For pooled printers, setting StatusUpdateEnabled to 1 and StatusUpdateInterval to a minumum value will allow the spooler to send print jobs to an alternate printer when one printer in the pool is offline.

Related Entries

RestartJobOnPoolEnabled

RestartJobOnPoolError

StatusUpdateEnabled