Printers disappear from Print Management on the server itself

I have a server 2012 r2 print server. A short time ago all the printers disappeared from the print management view on the server itself. They are still showing in the ports view, I can still add a printer, and people can still print (though I
am getting many complaints that printing has become slow, not sure if that is related or not.) Any suggestions or ideas on what might be causing this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
JR

Hi,
Please check if
KB2995388 was installed in that Windows Server 2012 R2. It may cause similar issues as reported in following thread.
Print
Management Console displays no printers after applying Windows Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2995388)
If any update, please feel free to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

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