Unusual Default Printer behavior

[stebo730]

We have an unusual problem on a handful of PCs:

 

We have a locally attached printer that is set as the Default Printer - when user logs in all is fine but for some reason during the day the Default printer will change to a Network Printer assigned by Group Policy, that is in the PC's list of available printers.

 

We are running Windows 7 and a Server 2008 R2 Print Server. We have Kyocera Printers.

 

The problem doesn't happen for all staff just a handful and at the moment no Group Policy assigned to that PC sets a Default printer.

 

Any ideas?

[maestromasada]

Try to run the good old chap Resultant set of Policies and see exactly what GPOs are applied to these PCs Use the Resultant Set of Policy Snap-in, somewhere donw the line they must be getting this domain printer applied

 

Hope it helps!

[Michael]

GPP printer deployment allows you to specify the default printer. GPO printer deployment works based on the printer name alphabetically.

 

If you use GPO printer deployment, you can use a GPP regedit to set the default printer.

[TheMinister]

It sounds like group policy is 'updating' during the day.

 

Have you set the refresh time on group policies?