Limits print driver installation to Administrators
- Policy ID
- RestrictDriverInstallationToAdministrators
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Printers
Description
Determines whether users that aren't Administrators can install print drivers on this computer.
By default, users that aren't Administrators can't install print drivers on this computer.
If you enable this setting or do not configure it, the system will limit installation of print drivers to Administrators of this computer.
If you disable this setting, the system won't limit installation of print drivers to this computer.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- RestrictDriverInstallationToAdministratorsREG_DWORD