Hi,
I have done a lab test and found it is a by design behavior on server 2016 if you add a shared printer with the specific driver. The printer name will display as the driver name.
But if the printer driver is a universal driver (such as HP Color LaserJet 1600 Class Driver) which is listed in the driver list, then it will display the printer name correctly.
So, this problem should come from the printer driver. You can try another universal driver for a test.
Thanks,
Eleven
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Hi @Joe Hinkle
Came across your post because we're seeing this exact same thing with a small number of HP printers and Server 2012 R2 print servers.
Printers install fine via GPO, but after some amount of time or first reboot, a couple printers change their name in Control Panel to the name of the driver. Printer names show up correctly in applications' print dialogs.
Another piece of info -- I upgraded my 20H2 VM exhibiting this bug to the latest Insider Dev build. I can now no longer reproduce this behavior.
So it seems that this is a quirk with 20H2, or one of its cumulative updates. (Possibly 2004 too since it only differs from 20H2 by an enablement package... but I have not tested it)
The issue is still persisting with my company. However, we experienced two different models that were not of the original 3 started producing the same or similar issue as of yesterday. We had a plan to upgrade our Server 2019 last night anyways to Version 1809 Build 17763.2330 (KB5007266) as we saw it would fix some printer problems. Issue was not resolved with it and made some of our printers change our one-sided print preference to two-sided. Weirdly enough it was the HP LaserJet M501 that started printing the error sheet with the M501 PCL - 6 driver. With the server updated and machines updated to V 21H2 Build 19044.1387 (KB4023057) AND updates from HP Support Assistant the share name still breaks or an error sheet prints after the print job (both issues depending on a specific driver).
HOWEVER, upon curiosity, my colleague installed Windows 11 to test its features. I've installed the problematic Lanier and HP M428 printers I've mentioned previously and tested both of the problematic drivers. The share name nor error sheet produced. I've tried my best to use all of the methods I've used to break and test, but it would not budge.
This ultimately proves that within our environment our: server version, desktop version, group policies, and printer drivers are not the cause of the breaks that happen within Windows 10 and that it is the OS.
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