Disable RDP Easy Print Driver

Modified on Wed, 11 Dec, 2024 at 5:45 PM

On the host, do one of the below:


Registry

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Add DWORD key UseUniversalPrinterDriverFirst and set value to 4.

(Values are Enabled = 3, Disabled = 4)

Then restart the Remote Desktop Services service.


PowerShell

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" -Name UseUniversalPrinterDriverFirst -Value 4 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

Restart-Service -Name TermService -Force


Group Policy

Open Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Printer Redirection.

Open "Use Remote Desktop Easy Print driver first".

Set this policy to Disabled. This will force RDP to use the real printer driver if available.


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