How to "Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Operational" from GPO?

PHY KHUON 1 Reputation point
2021-01-25T02:46:00.373+00:00

Hi there,

I'd like to know if we can enable printservice for domain PC from GPO. I have tried googling but seemed not seeing any good post at all.

Thanks
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Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Printing: Printer centralized deployment and management, scan and fax resources management, and document services
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  1. Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 10,681 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-01-25T07:42:55.3+00:00

    Hi,

    I have done a lab test and found you can use below GPO settings to enable the log.

    1. On DC, open the local Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog
    2. Create a new Key named "Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Operational"
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    3. Open Group Policy Management, navigate to Computer Configuration>Preferences>Windows Settings>Registry
    4. Create a new Registry Wizard, select Local computer and Next
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    5. Select the Key we juest created "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Operational" and Finish
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    6. Restart your client PC or run "gpupdate /force" to apply the group policy.

    I also done some reseach and found you can use wevtutil command to enable this log centrally for client computers.
    Please refert to below thread:
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/8e7399f6-ffdc-48d6-927b-f0beebd4c7f0/enabling-print-history-through-group-policy?forum=winserverprint
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc732848(v=ws.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN

    Thanks,
    Eleven

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