How To Enable And Disable Printer In Windows

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WARNING: The results of this tweak are not very reliable and can be variable in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The Windows operating system tries to make it hard for users to hide or display various options, features and looks. However, it fails miserably at doing so. The Windows Registry holds the key to modifying, disabling or enabling absolutely all aspects of the operating system. In other words, system administrators can place restrictions on all aspects of a user’s experience using the Windows Registry. The easiest way to impose restrictions on a user’s activities is by following the steps below:

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Step-1 Open the regedit.exe file.

Step-2 Search for the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Sofrware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Step-3 Under the Explorer key, in the right panel create a new DWORD value called NoDeletePrinter and changes its data value to1 means that already installed printers cannot be deleted, while a data value 2 allows deletion of already installed printers.

NoAddPrinter: This DWORD value is quite similar to the above restriction feature, except that is imposes restrictions on a user’s ability to add new printers.

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