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Configure Redirection Guard

Determines whether Redirection Guard is enabled for the print spooler. You can enable this setting to configure the Redirection Guard policy being applied to spooler. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Redirection Guard will default to being 'Enabled'. If you enable this setting you may select the following options: -- Enabled : Redirection Guard will prevent any file redirections from being followed -- Disabed : Redirection Guard will not be enabled and file redirections may be used within the spooler process -- Audit : Redirection Guard will log events as though it were enabled but will not actually prevent file redirections from being used within the spooler.

Policy Details

Policy Name
ConfigureRedirectionGuardPolicy
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
OMA-URI (CSP)
Printers/ConfigureRedirectionGuardPolicy
OS Build Version:10.0.22621
CSP Version:11.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Configure options for Redirection Guard

Redirection Guard Options

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 0 Redirection Guard Disabled
  • 1 Redirection Guard Enabled
  • 2 Redirection Guard Audit Only