On Windows, a Java application is no longer able to send printing jobs into Windows printer spooler, if the related printer becomes unavailable for some reason. At this point, the Windows printer queue shows an error state ('Error - Printing').

If the Java application tries to print when Windows printer is in an error state, the Java print dialog shows 'Status: Not accepting jobs'. After pushing the print button, the app will fail printing with exception:

java.awt.print.PrinterException: Printer is not accepting job.
        at sun.print.RasterPrinterJob.print(RasterPrinterJob.java:1326)
        at javax.swing.text.JTextComponent$2.call(JTextComponent.java:2320)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.render(AbstractDocument.java:420)
        at javax.swing.text.JTextComponent$3.run(JTextComponent.java:2369)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)

At the same time, regular Windows applications (e.g Word) can still add new print jobs to the queue of this printer.