GP Issue - Printer Connections (not showing) under User Configuration

[Sanm2009]

I have a group policy that has printer connections setup for users : User Configuration/Policies/windows settings/Printer Connections

 

But when I try to edit this group policy, Printer Connections option doesn't show under "User Configuration"/"Policies"/"windows settings".

 

I need to delete these printer connections and install new printers. I can install the new printers using group policy preferences, but how would I delete old printers as I can't edit that part of the group policy?

[Oaktech]

Are you administering the GPO from the most recent OS you have available?

[Davit2005]

Printer deployments can be both User or Computer based. Typically User based covers adding Shared printers compared to Computer based Group Policy Preferences.

 

Are the printers deployed in the Computer Group Policy Preferences??

[Oaktech]

Printer deployments can be both User or Computer based. Typically User based covers adding Shared printers compared to Computer based Group Policy Preferences.

 

Are the printers deployed in the Computer Group Policy Preferences??

 

I was having the same thought, but from the way the question was worded, it suggested the GPO report said there were things in Printer Connections, but there was no option to change them - like what happened to the IE maintenance proxy setting when IE10 was released.

[Sanm2009]

I was having the same thought, but from the way the question was worded, it suggested the GPO report said there were things in Printer Connections, but there was no option to change them - like what happened to the IE maintenance proxy setting when IE10 was released.

 

That's the issue. Just like IE maintenance has disappeared. It seems option to add printer connections under "user configuration" has also disappeared. When I look at the settings of the GPO, the printers are set using: User Configuration/Policies/windows settings/Printer Connections

 

The DC is Server 2008 R2.

[Sanm2009]

I have just looked on printer server and print management is being used to deploy the printers. So if I add a printer in print management and deploy with group policy and choose a GPO, would that add the print connection under user configuration?

 

If this the case (I haven't used print management), I'm guessing deleting the printers in print management will remove them from the PGO in question too?

 

BTW print management is not installed on DC.

 

*Update* - I deleted an old print connection in print management and that removed the connection from the GPO in question. Thanks for all your help.

 

If I wanted to use GP preferences to deploy new printers, do I need to use print management at all?

Edited June 30, 2015 by Sanm2009

[Oaktech]

I have just looked on printer server and print management is being used to deploy the printers. So if I add a printer in print management and deploy with group policy and choose a GPO, would that add the print connection under user configuration?

 

If this the case (I haven't used print management), I'm guessing deleting the printers in print management will remove them from the PGO in question too?

 

BTW print management is not installed on DC.

 

Should do...

 

I'd sack off deploying through the print management console and do it through GPP.

 

If you enable GPO loopback processing on your print GPOs, set point and print restrictions to never prompt about drivers you can create shared printer connections in the user section of GPP and apply it successfully to a machine group to ensure machines in a group get a shared printer and that printer connections don't just follow users around!

[3s-gtech]

We have two print servers, one for each site. One site uses GPP, the other users Printer Connections on a Server 2012 R2 VM. I can only edit the Printer Connections settings in Group Policy Management on the print server itself, it obviously requires the Print Management tools to be installed for this to show. Therefore, I just installed the Group Policy Management Console on the print server and I can then manage them fine from there.