So this was a fun task! I had a Remote Desktop Services 2012 farm setup and for some reason client printers would not get redirected upon launching RemoteApps. After some investigation I noticed that this one particular RDS Session Host did not have the Easy Print driver installed. I tried numerous methods of attempting to install the Easy Print driver with no luck.
However, after digging around in the registry I did figure out one "hackish" method that seemed to do the trick. I'll refer to Host A as the machine with the printer drivers installed and host B with the drivers not installed. This process should work for any printer drivers, and can be very helpful with a potential workaround for Windows 8 / Server 2012 driver signing issues.
1) Export the Reg settings of this key from Host A to Host B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3\Remote Desktop Easy Print
2) Save this Reg Key on Host B and run the .reg key to import in to the registry.
3) Copy the following files from the Host A -> B located @ C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3
4) Reboot Host B
Extra tips for troubleshooting driver installs:
-Check C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.dev for logs regarding driver installs
However, after digging around in the registry I did figure out one "hackish" method that seemed to do the trick. I'll refer to Host A as the machine with the printer drivers installed and host B with the drivers not installed. This process should work for any printer drivers, and can be very helpful with a potential workaround for Windows 8 / Server 2012 driver signing issues.
1) Export the Reg settings of this key from Host A to Host B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3\Remote Desktop Easy Print
2) Save this Reg Key on Host B and run the .reg key to import in to the registry.
3) Copy the following files from the Host A -> B located @ C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3
4) Reboot Host B
Extra tips for troubleshooting driver installs:
-Check C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.dev for logs regarding driver installs
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