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Dario84
Copper Contributor
May 16, 2020

Connector Name

Hi I installed and configured the Universal Print Service. Is there a way to rename the connector name?   Thank you   Dario
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DanielOD
Copper Contributor
Apr 22, 2022

MaxMorsia 
Similar thing has happened to me.
Moving from test to production & making a few changes. 
Removed the connector via powershell.. 
Reconfigured & setup the service, it works; but no connector appearing in 'Universal Print | Connectors'.
I'm afraid this may become an issue later in the future with troubleshooting.. 

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MaxMorsia
Brass Contributor
May 25, 2022
I've managed by removing the connector in different stages: 1) uninstall the two MSI (connector and updater) via powershell 2) tipically remove the application from windows settings 3) clean the connector folders and the registry entries. After that I've reinstalled the connector and finally I was asked for a connection name which then appeared on Azure.
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    Giovanni_Perini
    MCT
    Jun 07, 2022

    MaxMorsia could you specify which regkeys you have deleted? We are having the same issues and I would also like to re-register the connector

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      MaxMorsia
      Brass Contributor
      Jun 07, 2022

      Ciao Giovanni 🙂
      I can't say precisely, as I looked for "Printconnector" in regedit and removed everything that wasn't involved in the installer keys.
      I forgot to mention that before everything else, the following procedure must be followed up to the end of "Unregister the connector":
      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/universal-print/fundamentals/universal-print-remove-connector-howto

      However, regarding the registry entries, I think it's enough to remove "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\UniversalPrint" and all its subkeys as they clearly contain the settings.
      Also, make sure to delete the folder C:\Program Files\PrintConnector, if still existing after the final app removal.

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        Giovanni_Perini
        MCT
        Jun 07, 2022
        that was it, after removing the connector by Powershell you can't reinstall without removing these registrykeys. After removing these keys I could register and if i wanted rename the connector. Thanks for the quick reply. Much appreciated.

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