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Printer Device Settings

I am trying to setup a printer with five trays. I am setting each tray to unavailable in device settings except for the one I want to print to. After closing out of device settings, all tray changes I made revert back to just saying Letter instead of unavailable. The computers is in workgroup mode so all the security settings are correct.
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1) Which type of printer?
2) Which driver?
3) Are you configuring the trays on the printer locally or through a print driver?
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The printer is a HP LaserJet 4250
HP Universal Print Driver for Windows PostScript is the driver
I am configuring them through devices and printers.
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Machienet is correct. to make printer settings permanent, you need to set them in Printing Defaults. Go to Devices & Settings, right-click the printer and click on Printer Properties. Then click the Advanced tab and click on Printing Defaults. Make the settings there and click OK.

Then click the General tab, the printing Preferences button and, if necessary, make the same settings there.

If you use a server, you need to do this on the server (or sharing PC).
login as administrator, right click the printer and click properties

1.

in device settings, make your customized setup

2.

in advanced, click on printing defaults and change the page size and your modifications
when the user log in, he can't change these settings.
Glad your issue is resolved.