This article describes how to disable printer properties retention for autocreated printers with XenApp.

Background

Printer properties retention allows users to modify the settings of their autocreated printers from within the Printers folder on a Citrix server and have the changes persist in future sessions. The settings are stored in the user’s profile either on the client or the server under the following registry key node:
HKCU\Software\Citrix\PrinterProperties
The default behavior is to first attempt the save in the profile on the client device, and failing that, the attempt is made to save the preferences in the user’s profile on the server. You can adjust this using the Printer properties retention policy in the management console to save the settings either only on the client device or only on the server. See the Citrix Documentation for more information - Print policies and preferences.

Instructions

Add the following registry key and value to the XenApp server to completely disable printer properties retention. Any settings changes that users make to their printers within the Printers folder on the server are discarded after logging off. This results in all autocreated printers being set with the default settings from their respective print driver. Because this process disables the exchange of information from the printer properties store on both the client and server, it also disables the use of autoretained and autorestored printers.
Caution! This fix requires you to edit the registry. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Be sure to back up the registry before you edit it.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Print
Value: DefaultPrnFlags
Data type: REG_DWORD
Data value: 0x3000
Note: Add the data value as a Hex number.

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CTX117805 – How to Disable Autorestored and Autoretained Printers
Citrix Documentation - Print policies and preferences