Enable Or Disable Printer Sharing With Windows Sandbox

Enable or disable Printer Sharing with Windows Sandbox

Printer sharing happens to be a key feature in the Windows family for sharing files and printers on the network with other users. It can be useful on home networks but may pose a serious threat to public networks. To enable or disable Printer Sharing in Windows Sandbox using Registry Editor:

Using Registry Editor

Press Win+R in combination to open the ‘Run’ dialog box. Type ‘Regedit’ in the empty field of the box and press ‘Enter’. When the Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following path address – Create a new 32-bit DWORD value ‘AllowPrinterRedirection’.

Now, to disable the printer sharing in Windows Sandbox set the value for the above entry to 0. To enable the same, delete the above value. Read: How to enable or disable Virtualized GPU sharing Sharing for Windows Sandbox.

Using Group Policy Editor

Similarly, you can use the Group Policy Editor to make the desired changes. Open Group Policy Editor and navigate to the following path address –

Next, look for the following entry – ‘Allow printer sharing with Windows Sandbox’. Now, to enable or disable printer Sharing, simply check the ‘Enabled’ or ‘Disabled’ box. That’s all there is to it! Also read:

How to enable or disable Clipboard Sharing with Windows SandboxHow to disable Networking in Windows Sandbox.