CSR Registry Settings
A common bug is that when a user profile is deleted that contained a printer it is not properly removed from the device. According to this forum post these registry changes help to clear out these printers on logout.
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Reg Keys
- These are the keys that need to be added to a group policy or script.
- There are 4 keys that need to be added. They are shown here with this format.
- Each entry is added to the path below
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\Client Side Rendering Print Provider
Name
Type
Data
InactiveGuidPrinterAge
dword
00000384
ActiveGuidPrinterAge
dword
00000384
InactiveGuidPrinterTrim
dword
00000384
RemovePrintersAtLogoff
dword
00000001
Notes
I use the Replace function and the Remove when no longer applied option to delete this key from devices if the policy is ever removed
The registry keys need to be applied under Computer Configuration not user
GPO Example
