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Description Citrix Print DefaultPrnFlags tool has been designed to help configuring the Citrix Print service when the desired options are not available via the Citrix policies. It will also help administrators to view the effective printing policies applied to an user’s session. When running on a machine without Presentation Server or XenApp installed, it will help to configure advanced printing settings and debug options of the ICA client. It is also capable to clean the printer properties retained in the active user’s profile. The complete list of settings for DefaultPrnFlags can be found here in Advanced Concepts GuideHow to use Citrix DefaultPrnFlags ToolRunning on Citrix Presentation Server 4.x or XenApp 5.0 : The screenshot below shows the default tab of the tool The tool will automatically check the registry key and display the currently enabled features on the local server. It is possible to export the key to a registry file (*.reg file), delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Print registry key and subkeys. Using the Flag to decrypt button, it is possible to enter an hexadecimal value (format 0x000000 or 0000000) and the enabled features would be shown If the Citrix Universal Printer feature is enabled, the Options button can be used to display the below window Those options are only available to the Citrix Universal Printer when the server side fix #155984 has been installed (introduced with PSE400R03W2K3026 or later). The enabled settings will override the default hardcoded configuration for the Citrix Universal Printer and will apply to all users connecting to the server. The second tab of the tool will let you enumerate the active ICA sessions on the selected server(s) The active printing policies for that session will be shown.Note : the session printer policies will only be displayed on XenApp. They will not be displayed on earlier versions due to a limitation in MFCOM.Known issue : if there is no policies configured in the farm or no policy is applied to the user (for example, the policy is disabled) the below error might be displayed.Running on a machine without Citrix Presentation Server or XenApp 5.0 : The screenshot below shows the default tab when running the tool on a machine without Citrix Presentation Server or XenApp installed It is strongly recommended to read through the detailed information in the tool before enabling any of those settings. Save Setting will save the changes to the client registry. Clean Printer Properties will delete the printer properties retained in the current user’s profile.Installation Unzip the file to a temporary folder and run the executable file.Note : list of the required DLL and OCX that must be present in the temporary folder and/or registered in the system :