Prevent deletion of printers
Supported on: At least Windows 2000
Registry
HKCU
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value name: NoDeletePrinter
Enabled: NoDeletePrinter = 1
Disabled: NoDeletePrinter = 0
Description
If this policy setting is enabled, it prevents users from deleting local and network printers. If a user tries to delete a printer, such as by using the Delete option in Printers in Control Panel, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action. This setting does not prevent users from running other programs to delete a printer. If this policy is disabled, or not configured, users can delete printers using the methods described above.