If users complain that their default printer keeps changing to "Microsoft Print to PDF" or another unwanted device after a reconnect, setting this value to 0 can help the session "remember" the correct assignment.
While beneficial, this setting requires a robust or Group Policy Preference to remap the printers when the user logs back in. If you do not have an automated way to reassign printers, your users will log in to a session with no printers available, leading to an influx of helpdesk tickets. Best Practices for Printing Success
For enterprise environments, GPO is the most efficient way to deploy this setting across a farm of servers or a department of PCs. Open the .
Use "Replace" or "Update" modes in GPP to map printers. This works harmoniously with the logoff removal.
If you frequently update print server names or IP addresses, old connections will fail. Clearing them at logoff ensures the latest Group Policy or script-based mapping can run without conflicting with old data. How to Implement RemovePrintersAtLogoff Method 1: Windows Registry
To manage this behavior, you must modify the registry on your RD Session Host or VDI server:
It does affect:
When enabled, it sets the above registry key to 1 .