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MajorGeeks.Com » Overview» Tutorials and Video Guides » How to Prevent Users From Deleting Printers in Windows

How to Prevent Users From Deleting Printers in Windows

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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Any user can add or remove printers from the Windows Control Panel, but you can block users from deleting your printers with a simple registry edit.

You should back up your Registry before proceeding.

Open the Registry Editor and go to:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies

Right-click on Policies and click New > Key.



Name that key Explorer.

On the right window of the Explorer key, right-click and click on New > DWORD (32-bit Value).

Name the DWORD NoDeletePrinter



Double-click NoDeletePrinter and change the Value data to 1.

When someone tries to delete a printer, they will see the following error:



To restore the ability to delete printers, delete the Explorer key you created.

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