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How to delete printers in the Registry in Windows 7?

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    You delete the printer from Device and Printers
    – Ramhound
    Jun 6, 2014 at 15:33
  • For a batch scripted solution, you can also use the interface Rundll32 printui.dll, PrintUIEntry which is the same as old Windows XP systems. Also, VBscript is very quick to delete printers, even thought those systems do not always works. see technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/ee624057%28v=ws.10%29.aspx Sep 1, 2015 at 19:32

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For local printers:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3\

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\

For network printers:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections\

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers\Printers\

Hope this helps

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  • Is this guaranteed by some documentation, or does it just happen to work on your particular system? If it is guaranteed, please link to references; if not, please state so in the answer.
    – user
    Aug 15, 2014 at 13:22

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