Client printers

Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

Description

Use this policy to enable and restrict the remote application or desktop's access to client printers. When this policy is disabled, the client prevents the server from accessing or printing to printers available to the client device.

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing

Value name: VSLAllowed

Enabled: VSLAllowed = true,false

Disabled: VSLAllowed = false

REG Builder

BETA

Configure the state and elements to generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune, and SCCM outputs.

These exports replicate the policy's registry effect. Editing the registry directly is not the same as applying the GPO through the management console (no gpupdate, no central reporting). Test before production; HKLM changes require administrator rights.

Not configured Enabled Disabled

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Client printers
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing]
"VSLAllowed"="true,false"

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Client printers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'VSLAllowed' -Value 'true,false' -Type String

Intune 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: Client printers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

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\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing' -Name 'VSLAllowed' -Expected 'true,false' -Kind String)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Client printers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'VSLAllowed' -Value 'true,false' -Type String

SCCM CI

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Client printers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms
# 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: Client printers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

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\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing' -Name 'VSLAllowed' -Expected 'true,false' -Kind String)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Client printers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Printing'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'VSLAllowed' -Value 'true,false' -Type String