Add printer wizard not showing all printers
When you start the add printer wizard on windows 7 or windows server 2008 R2 (and probably windows 8 and windows server 2012) not all your printers are displayed in the list. But all printers are configured to be listed in Active Directory.
Solution:
It seems there is a default limit set to only show 20 directory printers in this list. You can change this amount with a Group Policy:
- Open Group Policy Management
- Add a new policy or edit an existing policy
- Browse Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Printers Add Printer wizard and edit Network scan page (Managed network)
- Enable the policy and change the value for Directory printers to a higher number. This is the amount of printers you will see in the list.
Posted in Blog, Windows 2008R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 by ronnypot at October 19th, 2012.
Tags: group policy, Printing, windows 2008R2, windows 2012, windows 7, windows 8
Tags: group policy, Printing, windows 2008R2, windows 2012, windows 7, windows 8
