Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 16, 2026
Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Defender Application Guard Description
This policy setting allows you to decide how the print functionality behaves while in Microsoft Defender Application Guard. If you enable this setting, you must choose one or many of the following behaviors: - Disable all print functionality in Application Guard. - Enable printing to existing network printers. - Enable printing to local printers. - Enable printing to PDF, allows people to print as PDF and save the resulting file on the host. - Enable printing to XPS, allows people to print as XPS and save the resulting file on the host. If you disable or don't configure this setting, all print functionality is turned off in Application Guard.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI]
"AppHVSIPrintingSettings"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AppHVSIPrintingSettings' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
No direct Policy CSP / OMA-URI mapping for this policy. Use the Intune Remediation tab, or ingest the ADMX in Intune.Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI' -Name 'AppHVSIPrintingSettings' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AppHVSIPrintingSettings' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI' -Name 'AppHVSIPrintingSettings' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education with Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Enterprise mode
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AppHVSIPrintingSettings' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.