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Policy overview

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ClassUser

CategoryControl Panel > Printers

Supported onSupported Windows XP SP1 through Windows Server 2008 RTM

Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista

This policy setting controls the client Point and Print behavior, including the security prompts for Windows Vista computers. The policy setting applies only to non-Print Administrator clients, and only to computers that are members of a domain. If you enable this policy setting: -Windows XP and later clients will only download print driver components from a list of explicitly named servers. If a compatible print driver is available on the client, a printer connection will be made. If a compatible print driver is not available on the client, no connection will be made. -You can configure Windows Vista clients so that security warnings and elevated command prompts do not appear when users Point and Print, or when printer connection drivers need to be updated. If you do not configure this policy setting: -Windows Vista client computers can point and print to any server. -Windows Vista computers will show a warning and an elevated command prompt when users create a printer connection to any server using Point and Print. -Windows Vista computers will show a warning and an elevated command prompt when an existing printer connection driver needs to be updated. -Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP client computers can create a printer connection to any server in their forest using Point and Print. If you disable this policy setting: -Windows Vista client computers can create a printer connection to any server using Point and Print. -Windows Vista computers will not show a warning or an elevated command prompt when users create a printer connection to any server using Point and Print. -Windows Vista computers will not show a warning or an elevated command prompt when an existing printer connection driver needs to be updated. -Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP client computers can create a printer connection to any server using Point and Print. -The "Users can only point and print to computers in their forest" setting applies only to Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP SP1 (and later service packs).

Internal name

PointAndPrint_Restrictions

Policy ID

bb83260ddb7a

Elements

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry location	Type	Enabled value	Disabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint\Restricted	REG_DWORD	1	0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

Element	Type	Registry mapping	Constraints & behavior
Enter fully qualified server names separated by semicolons ID PointAndPrint_TrustedServers_Edit	text	HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint\ServerList Type REG_SZ	None
When installing drivers for a new connection: ID PointAndPrint_NoWarningNoElevationOnInstall_Enum	enum	HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint\NoWarningNoElevationOnInstall Type REG_DWORD	Options: Show warning and elevation prompt (0), Show warning only (1)
When updating drivers for an existing connection: ID PointAndPrint_NoWarningNoElevationOnUpdate_Enum	enum	HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint\UpdatePromptSettings Type REG_DWORD	Options: Show warning and elevation prompt (0), Show warning only (1)
Users can only point and print to these servers: ID PointAndPrint_TrustedServers_Chk	boolean	HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint\TrustedServers Type REG_DWORD	Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Users can only point and print to machines in their forest ID PointAndPrint_TrustedForest_Chk	boolean	HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint\InForest Type REG_DWORD	Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0

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