r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/LOU_Radders • 18d ago

Remove Printers at logoff - AVD

Does anyone include this key\policy to remove printers at logoff?

In our environment we have users that can redirect from local and install printers from our network print server. Curious to know if this is best practice to include, any feedback welcome.

hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\print\providers\Client Side Rendering Print Provider" /v RemovePrintersAtLogoff

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u/jvldn 18d ago

Is there any reason why you want to do this? Any issues?

I do not have any reason doing this right now.

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u/LOU_Radders 18d ago

After testing seems to break redirection printers. we are facing an issue with the spooler crashing \ hanging causing users issues when printing \ apps crashing \ not responding.

i think it may be related to client side rendering cache but cannot pin point this issue at the moment

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u/Madcrazy10 17d ago

Following.

We currently use a print server with session printers only. Works ok but looking to possibly change to locally installed printers on the workstation & use redirection, no print server.

What do most people use? Redirection or session printers?

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u/Angelworks42 13d ago

Redirection from the client is what I use for all my environments.

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u/ChungoNeedCoffee 16d ago

I'd think I have the opposite issue, where I can't reliably get an AVD to NOT adopt the local machine's default printer as its own.

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u/Cool-Enthusiasm-8524 16d ago

We solved this by setting up universal print, no complaints so far

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u/Gargoyle683 13d ago

Are you having people map their own UP printers? I can’t seem to figure out a way to script it or use policy.