Prevent deletion of Printers

Satan · 07-03-2009, 07:11 AM

How to Prevent users from deleting Printers in Windows Vista?

If this setting is applied and then if the users will try to delete a printer they will get an error:

Figure 1

To prevent deletion of printers follow these steps:

1) Open Local Security Policy Editor and navigate to the branch

User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Control Panel \ Printers in the left pane

Figure 2

2) Double click the option Prevent Deletion of printers in the right pane

3) Select Enabled to prevent deletion of printers

Figure 3

4) Click Apply and then OK button

5) Close Local Group Policy Editor

07-03-2009, 07:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Satan Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 29	Prevent deletion of Printers How to Prevent users from deleting Printers in Windows Vista? If this setting is applied and then if the users will try to delete a printer they will get an error: Figure 1 To prevent deletion of printers follow these steps: 1) Open Local Security Policy Editor and navigate to the branch User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Control Panel \ Printers in the left pane Figure 2 2) Double click the option Prevent Deletion of printers in the right pane 3) Select Enabled to prevent deletion of printers Figure 3 4) Click Apply and then OK button 5) Close Local Group Policy Editor

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