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Limits print driver installation to Administrators (DEPRECATED)

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This setting has moved to a new inbox location which can be found at Printers\Limits print driver installation to Administrators. NOTE - This derecated setting shares the same registry entry as the new one. Determines whether users that aren't Administrator can install print drivers on this computer. By default, users that aren't Administrators can't install print drivers on this computer. If you enable this setting or do not configure it, the system will limit installation of print drivers to Administrators of this computer. If you disable this setting, the system will not limit installation of print drivers to this computer. Additional Information: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5005010-restricting-installation-of-new-printer-drivers-after-applying-the-july-6-2021-updates-31b91c02-05bc-4ada-a7ea-183b129578a7 for additional information.

Policy Details

Policy Name
Pol_SecGuide_0721_Print_Driver
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint
Value Name
RestrictDriverInstallationToAdministrators
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us