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Saariko
Asked: 2012-10-10 01:58:47 +0800 CST

How to set a deployed printer as default using group-policy?

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Using a I added the print-management role to it.

Using that, I added a new printer

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and attached it to a currently set GPO

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Assuming I done things right, looking at the linked GPO - I see the correct values

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In the past, I used the pushprinterconnection.exe to set a printer as default.

Q: Is that STILL the way to set a deployed printer as default?

windows-server-2008-r2

1 Answers

  1. You can't do it through Deployed Printers. If you use Group Policy Preferences then you can choose which printer is default. Give that a go instead.

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