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Windows-Admin-Scripts/RemoveHKeyPrinters.ps1
2026-01-14 12:14:02 -06:00

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$flagFolder = "C:\ProgramData\PrinterHKeyClean"
$flagFile = "${flagFolder}\v1.flag"
if (!(Test-Path $flagFolder)) {
New-Item -Path $flagFolder -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
}
if (Test-Path $flagFile) {
Write-Host "Script has already run. Exiting." --ForegroundColor Red
exit
}
$profileListKey = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList'
$sids = Get-ChildItem $profileListKey
$printerPaths = @(
'\Printers\Connections',
'\Printers\ConvertUserDevModesCount',
'\Software\Xerox\PrinterDriver',
'\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices'
)
$HKLMPrinterPaths = @(
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers',
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Xerox\PrinterDriver'
)
Write-Host "Stopping spooler" --ForegroundColor Yellow
net stop spooler
foreach ($HKLMPrinterPaths in $HKLMPrinterPaths) {
try {
Remove-Item -Path "Registry::${HKLMPrinterPaths}" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Host "Removed local machine key ${HKLMPrinterPaths}" --ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
foreach ($sidKey in $sids) {
$sid = $sidKey.PSChildName
$profilePath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $sidKey.PSPath -Name ProfileImagePath).ProfileImagePath
foreach ($printerPath in $printerPaths) {
try {
Remove-Item -Path "Registry::HKEY_USERS\${sid}${printerPath}" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Host "Removed user profile key HKEY_USERS\${sid}${printerPath}" --ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
}
try {
Remove-Item -Path "C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS" -Recurse -Force
Write-Host "Removed PRINTERS from spooler" --ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
Write-Host "Error Removing PRINTERS from spooler" --ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
try {
Remove-Item -Path "C:\Windows\System32\spool\V4Dirs" -Recurse -Force
Write-Host "Removed V4Dirs from spooler" --ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
Write-Host "Error Removing V4Dirs from spooler" --ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
Write-Host "Starting spooler" --ForegroundColor Yellow
net start spooler
Write-Host "Running gpupdate" --ForegroundColor Yellow
gpupdate /force
try {
New-Item -Path $flagFile -ItemType File -Force
Write-Host "created flag at ${flagFile}" --ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
Write-Host "Could not create flag at ${flagFile}" --ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}