List of Approved USB-connected print devices: registry value ApprovedUsbPrintDevices (HKCU Printers)UserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers

Policy ID: ApprovedUsbPrintDevicesUser
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Control Panel › Printers

Registry

ApprovedUsbPrintDevices

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: vid/pid
Value type: REG_SZ
Maximum length: 1024

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"ApprovedUsbPrintDevices"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers" /v "ApprovedUsbPrintDevices" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers' -Name 'ApprovedUsbPrintDevices' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null