For every 8 hosts i have removed the NW printer (universal & WSD) - installed by the IT company - and reinstalled it with the correct driver and port localy per host.
Could the reason (that the driver automaticaly jumps to WSD-port and universal driver) be that the original installed machine (by IT) is forcing itself because it is a network printer?
With other words, does windows give priority to a network printer above localy installed printer?
We have run into this OVER and OVER and OVER with Windows 10!! The issue being that every now and then when Windows does an update, it will, for whatever reason, decide to change your port to a WSD port and change your driver to a "Ricoh Class Driver". SO, in all of our cases, I have gone into the printer's properties, and changed the port back to original TCP/IP port, and reload the correct driver. I also go into customer's computer, and under "Settings" (the little cog Icon above the power Icon), "Devices" --> "Printers and Scanners" --> Then scroll down and UNcheck the box that says "Let Windows Manage my Default Printer". Biggest symptom for this is a print job that takes FOREVER to print.
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