Printing freezes up all applications

Hi there. I have a MacBook Air with OS Sierra 10.12, and every time I try to print (from any application), it freezes up and I need to force quit said application. I can't even go into the Printers & Scanners section in system preferences. Please help!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 11:18 AM

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