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PrinterTypeDenyList

Disable printer types on the deny list

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 88 or later

Description

The printer types on the deny list won't be discovered or have their capabilities fetched.

Placing all printer types on the deny list effectively disables printing, because there's no print destination for documents.

If you don't configure this policy, or the printer list is empty, all printer types are discoverable.

Printer destinations include extension printers and local printers. Extension printers are also known as print provider destinations, and include any destination that belongs to a Microsoft Edge extension. Local printers are also known as native printing destinations, and include destinations available to the local machine and shared network printers.

In Microsoft version 93 or later, if you set this policy to 'pdf' it also disables the 'save as Pdf' option from the right click context menu.

In Microsoft version 103 or later, if you set this policy to 'onedrive' it also disables the 'save as Pdf (OneDrive)' option from print preview.

Policy options mapping:

  • privet (privet) = Zeroconf-based (mDNS + DNS-SD) protocol destinations

  • extension (extension) = Extension-based destinations

  • pdf (pdf) = The 'Save as PDF' destination. (93 or later, also disables from context menu)

  • local (local) = Local printer destinations

  • onedrive (onedrive) = Save as PDF (OneDrive) printer destinations. (103 or later)

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • privet = Zeroconf-based (mDNS + DNS-SD) protocol destinations
  • extension = Extension-based destinations
  • pdf = The 'Save as PDF' destination. (93 or later, also disables from context menu)
  • local = Local printer destinations
  • onedrive = Save as PDF (OneDrive) printer destinations. (103 or later)

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • List of strings

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: PrinterTypeDenyList
  • GP name: Disable printer types on the deny list
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Printing
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Local printer destinations

Zeroconf-based (mDNS + DNS-SD) protocol destinations

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PrinterTypeDenyList
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: 1, 2, 3, ...
  • Value type: List of REG_SZ

Example registry value

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PrinterTypeDenyList\1 =

local

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PrinterTypeDenyList\2 =

privet

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: PrinterTypeDenyList
  • Example value:
<array>
  <string>local</string>
  <string>privet</string>
</array>

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