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Deploy Universal Print printers to users through PowerShell?
Hi all, we're currently using PrinterLogic to manage printers for users and we're hoping to move to Universal Print. Ideally, we'd like a seamless one-to-one transition, meaning that each PrinterLogic printer is silently replaced with the equivalent Universal Print (UP) printer. My instinct was to use a PowerShell script deployed through Intune as it can foreach through the user's printers, remove them, look up the relevant UP printer's details, and install it. The problem I've run into is that there doesn't seem to be a way to install available UP printers through PowerShell. I've tried adding the entries manually to the registry, sending arguments to the UPPrinterInstaller executable directly, and even attempted to feed the raw SyncML XML payload straight into the OMADM local execution engine. None of these things have worked, so I'm reaching out to the community to see if any of you have a solution.
18th Aug Update - Secure release is now broken for common Intune MAM and BYOD scenarios
Universal Print product managers, please take notice of the real-world impact created by retiring QR-code secure release from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. The Microsoft 365 Copilot app provided a seamless secure-release experience for staff, regardless of whether they used: A fully managed mobile device An Intune MAM-protected BYOD device iOS or Android A Windows or MacBook workstation Users could print from their device, walk to the printer, scan the QR code within an already managed Microsoft application, and release the job. It was simple, secure and worked within existing Intune App Protection Policies. The replacement Universal Print Portal creates a significant regression. Microsoft has removed the only secure-release workflow that operated entirely within a managed Microsoft application. The browser-based replacement conflicts with common Intune App Protection configurations, introduces managed-browser requirements, and creates a poor experience for MacBook and BYOD users. The iOS PWA recommendation does not solve the problem On iOS, users are encouraged to install the Universal Print Portal as a Progressive Web App. However: The PWA installation experience is available through Safari. Our Intune MAM policies require organisational authentication and work links to use managed Microsoft Edge. Safari therefore cannot complete the work authentication flow. Edge can satisfy the MAM requirement, but it cannot provide the recommended Safari PWA installation experience. This creates a circular and unusable experience. Safari can install the PWA but cannot authenticate. Edge can authenticate but cannot provide the equivalent installed PWA experience. MAM and BYOD users do not necessarily want to make Edge their default browser merely to release a print job. The Microsoft 365 Copilot app avoided that problem because it was already a standalone, managed Microsoft application. There is no replacement managed Universal Print mobile app There is currently no equivalent Universal Print release application available through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store that can be protected through Intune MAM and provide the same experience as the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This affects real mixed-device workplaces containing: Windows and macOS computers iPhones and Android devices MAM-only BYOD devices Fully managed corporate devices A MacBook user cannot conveniently scan a physical QR code using their laptop. Secure release therefore still depends on a practical mobile workflow, and Microsoft has removed the workflow that previously worked. Requested action Please either: Restore Universal Print QR-code release within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app until a suitable replacement exists; or Provide a dedicated Universal Print mobile app for iOS and Android that supports Intune App Protection Policies and MAM-only enrolment. Moving secure release from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to a web portal is not a simplification for managed enterprise environments. It is a substantial backwards step that can make secure release impractical or unusable for MAM and BYOD users.
Unversal print & Azure virtual desktop (pooled/multisession)
Hello all, We have Univeral print(UP) setup, and i want to introduce it into our AVD setup that is running 24h2-multisession. Now normally a UP printer is mapped via Intune or GPO as i understood. But in multisession OS the Intune user configuration is not applicable to the multisession OS... and GPO is not a option here. so i was thinking of creating a scripted action to map the univeral printer(s) but i cant find any way to map a univeral printer via scripting(thinking to run it as-user) Redirection of printer from local device is not a option here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/universal-print/fundamentals/universal-print-avd any help is much appreated
Color mode Greyscale doesn't reflect on client
I've set the color mode from our printer from 'Auto' to 'Greyscale': It seems this change doesn't reach the Universal Print Class Driver on the client. The color mode remains 'Color': I'm not able to change this setting via PowerShell, PrintTicket or fancy Registry changes. I just want that our user print in Black/White by default. It woould be good to know if there is a known issue or I do something wrong. Thanks.
Ricoh printer not printing jobs larger than 20Mb
New Ricoh C4510 Printer... smaller documents prints perfectly. The only information about failed job is a "Aborted" state in the universal print job list We are using the integrated Ricoh universal print connector integrated in the machine ("App for universal print" (https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en/app-for-universal-print) We have other two konica printers that can print the same print job perfectly (connected to universal print using the konica integrated app) Any help? ThanksSlow Printing HP Futuresmart 5.9.0.2
Hello everyone, I am testing Universal Print with an HP MFP running Futuresmart 5.9.0.2, and overall I find it quite interesting 😀 However, it is extremely difficult to get support from printer manufacturers, and there is very little feedback or shared experience available 😢 During my tests, I noticed internal processing delays (=DownloadTime–FinalTime) on the HP MFP that vary without any apparent Reason (printing PDF from W11/EDGE and content-type is Application/PDF). In addition, I observed significant differences in internal processing time for certain documents (such as plans) between Universal Print Cloud printing and direct TCP/IP 9100 printing. The delay increases from 2 minutes of processing to 3 minutes. I contacted HP support, but it is very complicated to get assistance regarding Universal Print. Do you have any insights? How should I proceed? Thank you in advance, and have a great day ☀️Konica Universal Print App
Looking for others that are using this app. It seems the app crashes weekly on various models (C300i with latest firmware). We can resume printing by logging in with admin access and re-enabling the app. We also see other issues like jobs printing (output produced) but not going to a completed state. These have been sitting like this for about 30 minutes. When this happens, we have to reboot the printer. We got nowhere working with our local support vendor. We're trying to get national support involved.
