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JanO
Copper Contributor
Sep 10, 2025

fslogix printing does not work after changing profile from UPM to fslogix

I use Manuel Winkel's script <www.deyda.net> to convert UPM profiles to FSLogix profiles. Which users then encounter the problem that they can no longer print? Deleting printers from the registry and...
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Kidd_Ip
MVP
Sep 11, 2025

Would suggest below:

 

1. Clean Printer Registry Keys More Thoroughly

Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Printers" -Recurse -Force


Run this as the affected user before FSLogix mounts the profile.

2. Reset Print Spooler Dependencies

Stop-Service spooler
Remove-Item -Path "C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\*" -Force
Start-Service spooler



3. Use FSLogix Profile Exclusions

[Registry]
ExcludeRegistry=HKCU\Printers
ExcludeRegistry=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts


4. Test with a Clean VHD(X)
If all else fails, create a fresh FSLogix profile and compare registry snapshots with the converted one. 

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    JanO
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 11, 2025

    I found an error: when I go to the user's profile and set admin rights, printing works again. After that, it works forever. Does anyone have a solution for this? Which rights are not compatible?

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    JanO
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 11, 2025

    Thank you very much for your help. Unfortunately, it didn't work. I don't see any difference between the old and new profiles. Just to note, printing via Microsoft Print to PDF doesn't work either. It generates a corrupted PDF with 0 bytes.

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