Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

[DBT]

Does anyone have an effective way to disable the Ricoh machine to be found by Microsoft. The driver Microsoft adds seems to be very problematic.from the settings I usually disable all the WSD in ip config and security. Maybe something with IPP. Please let me know if you have a process for this.

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

It is a function of Windows called Network Discovery and you can turn it off. Exact steps depend on the exact Windows version you are using, and for Windows 11, which build you are using. Here is a link for Windows 11. Option 1 is for Build 22509.1011 and later releases. Option 2 is for older releases. It has to be done on each computer. On a domain you might also be able to turn it off with Active Directory's group policy editor.

[DBT]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

It is a function of Windows called Network Discovery and you can turn it off. Exact steps depend on the exact Windows version you are using, and for Windows 11, which build you are using. Here is a link for Windows 11. Option 1 is for Build 22509.1011 and later releases. Option 2 is for older releases. It has to be done on each computer. On a domain you might also be able to turn it off with Active Directory's group policy editor.

[KenB]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

It is a function of Windows called Network Discovery and you can turn it off. Exact steps depend on the exact Windows version you are using, and for Windows 11, which build you are using. Here is a link for Windows 11. Option 1 is for Build 22509.1011 and later releases. Option 2 is for older releases. It has to be done on each computer. On a domain you might also be able to turn it off with Active Directory's group policy editor.

You forgot the link.

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

You forgot the link.

I will try again.The website is Elevenfirum in case it doesn't stick.
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[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

Then in WIM you need to turn off every network protocol that you are not going to use. That is pretty much everything but TCP/IP. Bear in mind that WSD is a subset of TCP/IP so computers will still be able to find the printer and might still assign it to the WSD port but won't be able to print using that protocol. Also Windows will still assign the Ricoh type driver even if it uses IP printing.

[anothertech]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

The best thing you can do is update the Ricoh firmware and keep it up to date moving forward. There have been many recent firmware updates that help with printing from the drivers windows likes to install.

[copier tech]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

Hello Slimslob

thanks for the input, I’m looking for more of a setting on the Ricoh. This way it will not see it and/or not print.

I have had good results disabling these settings in Network Security.

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[copier tech]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

It is a function of Windows called Network Discovery and you can turn it off. Exact steps depend on the exact Windows version you are using, and for Windows 11, which build you are using. Here is a link for Windows 11. Option 1 is for Build 22509.1011 and later releases. Option 2 is for older releases. It has to be done on each computer. On a domain you might also be able to turn it off with Active Directory's group policy editor.

Trouble is with turning off network discovery it will disable file sharing.

[rthonpm]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

Network discovery is a dead feature unless you still have SMB1 enabled, which no-one should still have enabled for any reason.

The solution is to disable WSD on the device so it doesn't advertise its features on the network, making sure to disable all of the features. This should ideally be done before the machine ever gets to the client.

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[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

Trouble is with turning off network discovery it will disable file sharing.

Have you actually gone in PC Settings - Network & internet - Advanced network settings -Advanced sharing settings? On the current W11 build Network Discovery and File and printer sharing are two separate switches. One makes your PC capable of AUTOMATICALLY finding devices, the other is a manual operation.

[Oze]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

As others have suggested...turn off WSD and IPP via the WIM.

[brodiescomics]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

Along with disablinig WSD in the WIM, also disable IPP Port 631 - It kills Airprint, but will also kill the auto-installation of IPP Port.

[JaosnG22]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

I have had good results disabling these settings in Network Security.

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This did not work for me.
WHen i disabled these protocols. i was still able to see the printer when i click on "Add Device"
its still Discoverable

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh/Microsoft automatically add printer

This did not work for me.
WHen i disabled these protocols. i was still able to see the printer when i click on "Add Device"
its still Discoverable

Disabling those protocols does not hide the device. It merely prevents Windows from using one of them for the device.