We have created a GPO that locks down a shared, kiosk-type PC. We do not want users to be able to access Control Panels, but we do need to allow users to set their own default printer. Originally, we had a GPO setting: User-Policy-Administrative template-Control Panel - prohibit access to control panel. Obviously, that blocked access for the user to set a default printer. So, the policy setting was changed to: User-Policy-Administrative template-Control Panel - Show only specified Control Panel Items: Microsoft.DevicesandPrinters.
Users are still not able to set a default printer. The default printer will vary based on the computer location, so we cannot set a default printer in the GPO. Not sure how to resolve this. Any help is appreciated.
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