Restrict deletion of printer to ensure misuse of system

Printer is an important output device for any system. When need hard copy of any soft copy we must need a printer to print the document on paper. Printer may be connected through LPT port or USB port, but modern printers are come with USB port. Then it needs a driver for specific operating system version to install properly. After installation, printer icon will appear in control panel under Printers. Now before printing it must ensure that icon exist and work properly.

There are many possibilities for removal of printer software or driver by others wrongly or intentionally. But you can protect it and restrict user from deletion of printer software from add/removal program or driver from control panel by click on uninstall button.

In windows operating system, there are number of way to protect user from deletion printer. Here I describe very simple and shortcut method with the help of group policy edit.

Steps for printer deletion in windows OS:

1. Go to START menu, and then click on RUN or Keyboard shortcut for RUN is “Microsoft Button+R” simultaneously, a box will appear for typing, now type gpedit.msc which is not case sensitive.

2. A new window open named Group policy window, here in the left pane goes to User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Control Panel->Printers.

3. In left pane of the same window double click on Prevent Deletion of Printers.

4. A new window settings window will appear, then click Enable.
This means you enable printer deletion protection for all users. But if you have more users then you must specify for individual settings.

Prevent or Restrict user from deletion of printer in Windows

Comments

Facebook timeline recent activity and post disappeared

Facebook Timeline gives our profile a new graphical look. It also launches many new features. Activity log is one of them where we will find all of our recent activities on profile, example: Any “Like” on own or others post, comments, status update, add new photos, invites someone to add group, add albums, send friend request etc. But sometimes we face problem with disappear recent activity from Facebook timeline or wall post from profile. This problem is one of the common problems in new feature. It may happen in two stage of your account. - When your account transfer from old wall view to Timeline or New profile in Timeline. - Another stage is for existing Timeline account, where recent activity disappears without any specific reason. The first case we can handle very easily. It basically happen due to transfer and the solution depends on visibility of your post or activity like (Public, Friends and Custom). Now set your visibility settings from privacy setting or directly fro

Brief and Examples on Simplex, Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex Transmission

In data communication, there are three types of communication styles; they are Simplex, Half-Duplex and Full-Duplex. Here we discuss about their characteristics with examples. Simplex: In this communication style data can send only and basically it is one way or uni-direction communication. This type of communication is not widely used for transmit trusted data because it can not send any error or control signal to sender terminal. This style of communication is vastly used in Radio and TV where we can see and hear or receive data only but we can not send any information data by the same channel. Half-Duplex: Half-Duplex is another type of communication style where data can and send and receive but not at the same time. In this communication type, if data is send from one end, then we can not send data from another that means communication establish in one direction. This communication vastly used in walkie-talkie, intercom, string phone etc. The practical exam

Limit user from changing system time and date in Windows OS

Most of us do not concern with system date and time. But it is one of most important factor in all operating system because when all software need system date and time for any update whether it is server end or end user end. Here we are talking about the importance of system date and time and procedure to restrict user from changing system date and time from front end or user end. So we need to keep it intact without any unnecessary changes. If any user except can have the right to change date and time from user end, then it will fall us in deep trouble specially when we run software which take entry time input from end user end. There are also many software mechanisms which does not allow date and time difference to start up. For above reason we do not give user access to change date and time from user end. We can limit the user from this feature. Here I show steps how we can control user access in windows operating systems. Steps to follow:- 1. Go to "Start menu" an

Latest IT Support

Search This Blog