Printer options that can be set via the windows registry.
Each installed printer has a subkey in the following Registry path:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\<printer
name>
Under this there is a attributes bitmap, in the value Attributes
: REG_DWORD
Most common changes are marked in
GREEN
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0001 (0×0001) Queued:
Print jobs are buffered and queued.
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0002 (0×0002) Direct:
Document to be sent directly to the printer. This value is used if
print jobs are not being queued correctly.
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0004 (0×0004) Default:
Default printer on a computer.
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0008 (0×0008) Shared:
Available as a shared network resource.
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0016 (0×0010) Network:
Attached to a network. If both Local and Network bits are set, this
indicates a network printer.
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0032 (0×0020) Hidden:
Hidden from some users on the network.
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0064 (0×0040) Local:
Directly connected to a computer. If both Local and Network bits are
set, this indicates a network printer.
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0128 (0×0080) EnableDevQ:
Enable the queue on the printer if available.
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0256 (0×0100)
KeepPrintedJobs:
Spooler should not delete documents after they are printed.
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0512 (0×0200) DoCompleteFirst:
Start jobs that are finished spooling first.
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1024 (0×0400) WorkOffline:
Queue print jobs when a printer is not available.
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2048 (0×0800) EnableBIDI:
Enable bi-directional printing.
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4096 (0×1000) RawOnly:
Allow only raw data type jobs to be spooled.
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8192 (0×2000) Published:
Published in the network directory service.
The spooler service needs to be restarted, for the changes to take
effect.
