Hello everyone. In my scenario, I have a print server set up with approx. 150 printers. All of my printers have settings enabled to require a passcode at the printer to start their jobs. My users have figured out that they can download the driver from
my print server, delete the shared printer, and then set up the printer locally without the passcode setting.
I can run a PowerShell script to remove the locally installed printers, but that won't prevent them from simply reinstalling it themselves. What I really want is to revoke their ability to add local printers with a TCP/IP port. I've been scrounging through group policy and testing different things to no avail so far.
The policy @...
User Configuration> Policies> Administrative Templates> Control Panel> Printers> "Prevent addition of printers"...
successfully removes the Add Printer option but at the cost of preventing printer installations from the print server.
Is there a way to disable this specific UI element without bonking up the functionally of printer shares? Any other suggestions?
I can run a PowerShell script to remove the locally installed printers, but that won't prevent them from simply reinstalling it themselves. What I really want is to revoke their ability to add local printers with a TCP/IP port. I've been scrounging through group policy and testing different things to no avail so far.
The policy @...
User Configuration> Policies> Administrative Templates> Control Panel> Printers> "Prevent addition of printers"...
successfully removes the Add Printer option but at the cost of preventing printer installations from the print server.
Is there a way to disable this specific UI element without bonking up the functionally of printer shares? Any other suggestions?