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Device Control Printer Protection - Blocks Print to PDF
When using the OMA URI policy ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/EnableDeviceControl to block printing via non-corporate printers. It is observed it blocks Print to PDF and Print to XPS function. ...
Tewang_Chen
Microsoft
MicrosoftNo, the above setting will block 'PDF/XPS' or any network printer.
Please do not use this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/printer-protection?view=o365-worldwide, we added note on this doc: If you want to manage printers, see Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Device Control Printer Protection.
you should use: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/printer-protection-overview?view=o365-worldwide. About how to manage 'PDF', you can search PDF on the doc, the doc explains which policy attribute you can use.
- "File: Microsoft Print to PDF or Microsoft XPS Document Writer. To enforce Microsoft Print to PDF only, use the FriendlyNameId value 'Microsoft Print to PDF'."
Please do not use this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/printer-protection?view=o365-worldwide, we added note on this doc: If you want to manage printers, see Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Device Control Printer Protection.
you should use: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/printer-protection-overview?view=o365-worldwide. About how to manage 'PDF', you can search PDF on the doc, the doc explains which policy attribute you can use.
- "File: Microsoft Print to PDF or Microsoft XPS Document Writer. To enforce Microsoft Print to PDF only, use the FriendlyNameId value 'Microsoft Print to PDF'."
Thank you for the quick response.