Memory utilization by the print spooler process is constantly climbing after users begin to print to a certain type of printer. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

Corrupted print spooler software would more likely cause crashes or total failures rather than a gradual memory increase tied to specific printer usage.

Print drivers often run within the context of the print spooler process; if a specific driver has a memory leak, it will cause the print spooler's memory consumption to steadily increase as it processes jobs for that particular printer type.

Running out of disk space would typically prevent print jobs from spooling or cause errors, but it would not directly manifest as a continuous increase in the print spooler's memory utilization.

While a memory leak in the print spooler itself is possible, the question specifies it occurs 'after users begin to print to a certain type of printer,' strongly indicating a problem with a specific driver rather than the core spooler process itself.