default printer is getting changed after taking remote desktop
Hello,
I noticed in Windows 7 that default printer changes to 'Microsoft XPS Document Viewer' or 'WebEx Document Loader' on the machine whenever my users take remote desktop to the machines. Does anyone know the reason? As per
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2009/10/10/windows-7-windows-server-2008-r2-location-aware-printing.aspx, I verified that I do not have location aware printers enabled. Whenever the default printer is changed,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\windows\\UserSelectedDefault will get changed to '0' which indicates it is not set by the user.
Any insights?
Thanks a lot!
March 7th, 2011 6:34am
From -
Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2: Location-Aware Printing
When walking through the logic, the registry key to keep an eye on is
HKCU\Printers\Defaults. The print spooler service determines and sets the default printer for users in similar ways at different times. Let’s take a look at the logic for the user logon scenario.
•The spooler checks the value of HKCU\Printers\Defaults\Disabled to verify if Location Aware Printing is enabled. If this value is set to
1, then the option “Always use the same printer as my default printer” has been set (see the screenshot below – the first radio button disables Location-Aware Printing). The current default printer that has
been selected is the default printer. If the value is set to 0, then Location Aware Printing is enabled and the spooler moves to the next step in the process to determine if there is a default printer selected for the network to which the
user is connected.MowGreen
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March 7th, 2011 7:50pm