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Save Default Network Printer in User Profile and enable GPP for Client Printers
Migrating to WVD on Windows 10: We need to save the default Network Printer to the User's Profile. In addition, we need to allow Remote Users to use their Client Printers as Default. I can use ...
Late to the party, I've run into the same problem.
The closest I've got to resolving the problem is pushing a GPO that says "do not set default client printer to be default in a session"
We also joined that with another GPO that essentially forces the computer to always let Windows manage their printer.
It's worked fairly well, I'd say about 6070% success rate. Some users it still fails to retain their preferred printers.
The closest I've got to resolving the problem is pushing a GPO that says "do not set default client printer to be default in a session"
We also joined that with another GPO that essentially forces the computer to always let Windows manage their printer.
It's worked fairly well, I'd say about 6070% success rate. Some users it still fails to retain their preferred printers.
I have the following settings that seem to work on a Desktop but not Applications.
Plus Users are seeing Ghost Printers. I remember years ago Azure VM's would have Ghost NICS, but this is the first time I have run into Ghost Printers. I'm going to open a ticket with Microsoft.
GPO
Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrations Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Printer Redirection
"Do not set default client printer to be default printer in a session"
Enabled
and
GPP:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Value name LegacyDefaultPrinterMode
Value type REG_DWORD
Value data 0x0 (0)
Plus Users are seeing Ghost Printers. I remember years ago Azure VM's would have Ghost NICS, but this is the first time I have run into Ghost Printers. I'm going to open a ticket with Microsoft.
GPO
Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrations Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Printer Redirection
"Do not set default client printer to be default printer in a session"
Enabled
and
GPP:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Value name LegacyDefaultPrinterMode
Value type REG_DWORD
Value data 0x0 (0)
- Here is what worked for us:
1 GPO and 2 GPP.
1 - GPO:
Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrations Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Printer Redirection
"Do not set default client printer to be default printer in a session"
Enabled
AND
2 - GPP to delete
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion > Windows
Delete the following key if found
• Device
• LegacyDefaultPrinterMode We found registry fix -
Printer registry settings -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\Client Side Rendering Print Provider
REG_DWORD: RemovePrintersAtLogoff
VALUE: 0Once the user manually sets their default printer and stops Windows from managing, this will keep their preferences after logoff. What I was finding was that certain printers would map to their AVD session first and the AVD would use those.
