DefaultPrinterSelection

Default printer selection rules

Supported on:

  • Chrome (Windows) since version 48

Description:

Setting the policy sets the rules for selecting the default printer in Samsung Browser, overriding the default rules. Printer selection occurs the first time users try to print, when Samsung Browser seeks a printer matching the specified attributes. In case of a less than perfect match, Samsung Browser can be set to select any matching printer, depending on the order printers are discovered.

Leaving the policy unset or set to attributes for which there's no match means the built-in PDF printer is the default. If there's no PDF printer, Samsung Browser defaults to none.

Currently, all printers are classified as "local". Printers connected to Google Cloud Print are considered "cloud", but Google Cloud Print is no longer supported.

Note: Omitting a field means all values match for that particular field. For example, not specifying idPattern means Print Preview accepts all printer IDs. Regular expression patterns must follow the JavaScript RegExp syntax, and matches are case sensitive.

Supported features:

  • Applied to browser without restart. Note that some ongoing tasks may not be affected.
  • Applied at Samsung Browser profile level.

Data type:

String
Windows:REG_SZ

Windows registry location:

Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\DefaultPrinterSelection

Validation schema:

{
  "properties": {
    "idPattern": {
      "description": "Regular expression to match printer ID.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "kind": {
      "description": "Whether to limit the search of the matching printer to a specific set of printers.",
      "enum": [
        "local",
        "cloud"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "namePattern": {
      "description": "Regular expression to match printer display name.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

Example value:

{ "kind": "local", "idPattern": ".*public", "namePattern": ".*Color" }

More policies under Printing: