Policy
Turn off Windows default printer management
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This preference allows you to change default printer management. If you enable this setting, Windows will not manage the default printer. If you disable this setting, Windows will manage the default printer. If you do not configure this setting, default printer management will not change.
Internal name
LegacyDefaultPrinterMode
Policy ID
389cac5866ed
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Value name LegacyDefaultPrinterMode | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Value name
LegacyDefaultPrinterMode
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.