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:



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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



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

3) Select Enabled to prevent deletion of printers



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4) Click Apply and then OK button

5) Close Local Group Policy Editor