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PrintPreviewUseSystemDefaultPrinter

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Set the system default printer as the default printer

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Tells Microsoft Edge to use the system default printer as the default choice in Print Preview instead of the most recently used printer.

If you disable this policy or don't configure it, Print Preview uses the most recently used printer as the default destination choice.

If you enable this policy, Print Preview uses the OS system default printer as the default destination choice.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: Yes
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: PrintPreviewUseSystemDefaultPrinter
  • GP name: Set the system default printer as the default printer
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Printing
  • GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)/Printing
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Disabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
  • Value name: PrintPreviewUseSystemDefaultPrinter
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: PrintPreviewUseSystemDefaultPrinter
  • Example value:
<false/>

See also