Policy
Manage processing of Queue-specific files
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
Manages how Queue-specific files are processed during printer installation. At printer installation time, a vendor-supplied installation application can specify a set of files, of any type, to be associated with a particular print queue. The files are downloaded to each client that connects to the print server. You can enable this setting to change the default behavior involving queue-specific files. To use this setting, select one of the options below from the "Manage processing of Queue-specific files" box. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default behavior is "Limit Queue-specific files to Color profiles". -- "Do not allow Queue-specific files" specifies that no queue-specific files will be allowed/processed during print queue/printer connection installation. -- "Limit Queue-specific files to Color profiles" specifies that only queue-specific files that adhere to the standard color profile scheme will be allowed. This means entries using the Registry Key CopyFiles\ICM, containing a Directory value of COLOR and supporting mscms.dll as the Module value. "Limit Queue-specific files to Color profiles" is the default behavior. -- "Allow all Queue-specific files" specifies that all queue-specific files will be allowed/processed during print queue/printer connection installation.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
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| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Manage processing of Queue-Specific files: ID CopyFilesPolicy_Enum | enum | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\CopyFilesPolicy Type REG_DWORD | Options: Do not allow Queue-specific files (0), Limit Queue-specific files to Color profiles (1), Allow all Queue-specfic files (2) |
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