====== Install Network Printers Automatically at Login using Group Policy ======

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754699.aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134159.aspx

**Howto**: https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/exchange2010/Install,+update+and+manage+print+drivers+on+the+print+server

<note important>The Print Management role must be installed.</note>

===== Install Shared Printer on Server 2012 R2 =====

  - Add printer to server and confirm printing.
  - Right click and select **Printer Properties -> Sharing tab**
    - ''Share this printer''
    - ''List in directory''
    - De-select ''Render print jobs on client computers'' (mainly for RDS)
    - Edit Share name (name displayed to users) if desired
  - Click OK

===== Set GPO to Install Printers at Login =====

:!: You can also create a new Group Policy Object if you prefer.

  - Print Management -> Print Servers -> <Server Name> -> Printers
  - Right click desired printer -> Deploy with Group Policy
  - Browse for and select a GPO (or click ''Create New Group Policy Object'')
  - Deploy ''per user'' and or ''per machine''
  - Click Add, OK, OK
  - Repeat for each printer you want to install
 
===== Troubleshooting =====

When installing drivers for multiple architectures on a Windows Server, verify that the additional drivers are:

  * Same exact version
  * Same exact name