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Can universal print drivers somehow override locally installed via IP for the same printer ?
ok I know this sounds strange I just started working somewhere when users cannot print, and it seems to me they've added the physical printer via IP address as opposed to going to Find printers searc...
Saurabh_Bansal
Microsoft
MicrosoftUsing network printers is a different scenario from Universal Print. Technically, both printers are reported very differently in Windows and its not possible for Windows to determine if its the same printer!
You may technically block users from adding printers using IP addresses and use Universal Print only. Here is an article on this (disclaimer: I have personally not tried steps in this article and its not endorsed by Microsoft) - https://katystech.blog/mem/restrict-printing
You may technically block users from adding printers using IP addresses and use Universal Print only. Here is an article on this (disclaimer: I have personally not tried steps in this article and its not endorsed by Microsoft) - https://katystech.blog/mem/restrict-printing