Windows Server 2022 as print server Support and Compatibility concerns

DoBongSoon 526 Reputation points
2022-03-16T00:51:51.503+00:00

Hello,

We are planning to migrate our Windows 2012 Print server to Windows Server 2022. We are using HP Universal Print Driver PCL 6, HP Designjet HPGL2 Driver, SHARP MX-5070V PCL6, and SHARP MX-7580N PCL6, all Type 3 drivers.

Does anyone know if it's okay to use Windows Server 2022? Or is it too new? Any compatibility and support issues that we should know running these print drivers and HP printers? I understand that users will be prompted by UAC if they are not administrators. I want to know if there is a hard stop from using this server before we dive in.

Thanks!

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Windows Server Printing
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. Alan Morris 1,161 Reputation points
    2022-03-18T13:01:59.58+00:00

    @DoBongSoon

    I have not installed this version but the test team where I work now have set up the system as a print server and signed off on this version.

    I do not expect many changes to the Print system on the server. Most of the recent spooler changes have been in the client spooler components.

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  1. Alan Morris 1,161 Reputation points
    2022-10-05T13:51:03.963+00:00

    That policy is ignored now unless the client user is admin on the system.

    I don't know what the behavior is when setting the policy to allow standard user to install the software from the print server


  2. Alan Morris 1,161 Reputation points
    2022-10-05T13:59:39.787+00:00

    Any change in the files on the server, or mismatch of the files on the client, will trigger the prompt to update driver and this will block printing.

    I have no idea why you see this more with Server 2022.

    There is a registry key on the server and the client and these need to be the same or the client will go into the update needed state. When the client does not need to elevate priviledges to install the software and the policy above is configured not to let the user know about the new software, then the files will be updated silently and not interupt print tasks.


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