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Global Add Printer

When adding printers - for example on a pre-configured desktop meant for deployment on several computers - there is a need for globally added printers or else each user who logs in needs to configure the printers manually.

The printui.dll supports this option when running from command-line.

Adding a printer on the local computer (Global Add):

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /n\\SERVER\MYPRINTER

Removing a printer on the local computer (Global Delete):

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /gd /n\\SERVER\MYPRINTER

For the added printer to show up in the Printers list, you need to restart the Print Spooler. This can be done through the Services interface (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools) or by running

sc stop spooler
sc start spooler

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