Do not allow client printer redirection

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to specify whether to prevent the mapping of client printers in Remote Desktop Services sessions. You can use this policy setting to prevent users from redirecting print jobs from the remote computer to a printer attached to their local (client) computer. By default, Remote Desktop Services allows this client printer mapping. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot redirect print jobs from the remote computer to a local client printer in Remote Desktop Services sessions. If you disable this policy setting, users can redirect print jobs with client printer mapping. If you do not configure this policy setting, client printer mapping is not specified at the Group Policy level.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• Computer
  Do not set default client printer to be default printer in a session

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
• User
  Redirect only the default client printer

  WindowsServer2008
• Computer
  Redirect only the default client printer

  WindowsServer2008
• Computer
  Specify RD Session Host server fallback printer driver behavior

  Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 only
• Computer
  Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first

  At least Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7
• User
  Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first

  At least Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7