W10_2004 Missing Print Management

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Laptop with a fresh install (not upgrade) of Windows 10 2004 Enterprise. I am missing Print Management under Administrator Tools. Printmanagment.msc also is a no go. Can anyone else confirm this on their 2004 Pro or Enterprise versions?

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Win10 Pro upgraded from 1909 Print Management still available.

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On Enterprise Edition, are your printers being managed from a server instead of locally?

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No print server, test machine, locally managed, not added to domain.

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I just looked. I still have Print Management under Admin Tools also in Win10 Pro.

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[joep517]

Running Win 10 Pro Insider build 19635 and Print Management still there.

--Joe

• This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by joep517. Reason: correct build number

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Well that’s just weird it is not on my machine. Thanks everyone for checking.

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Elly

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Hi,

 

Did you ever find out how to fix it? its missing on my new laptop Win 10 Pro 2004.

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Under Settings->Devices check the printer settings. Is “Allow Win to manage printers” checked?

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Hi thanks for getting back to me but i have managed to add it as a feature, in manage optional features. see my other post on this thread.

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Thank you!  I got Print Management back by installing it in Manage Optional Features!!   Much appreciated.

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Thanks for the tip!

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Hello all,

I think I have a solution for you, I’ve just managed to get it working on mine.

I’m not sure when Microsoft started using this method but

1. If you open the start menu/Settings and search “manage optional features”,
2. Then add a feature enter “Print” in the search box
3. Hopefully print management console should show up as an option from which you can install it.

Hope this helps,

Dan

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doriel

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[doriel]

I dont know if others have the same, but mine window with optional features is completely blank.
EDIT: my PC is joined in domain, so maybe it will work for other people.

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

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[mcnic2019]

ahh mine is domain joined as well, not sure if you have access to the group policies, but i found this little gem yesterday as i couldn’t install .net 3.5 when domain joined because of wsus. i imagine print management may fall under the same boat.

 

https://4sysops.com/archives/install-rsat-1809-and-other-optional-features-in-wsus-environments/

Go to the section titled

Allowing access to Windows Update via Group Policy

i applied that and it fixed it for me.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by mcnic2019.

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doriel

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It is fresh istallation from yesterday. I have no optional features installed and if I click big PLUS button, there is empty list, no matter what I enter there. As I said, maybe its because my PC is joined in domain with AD, WSUS and all other dependecies.

I tried to search both czech and english equivalents: tisk + print

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

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I did edit my response above but I think that’s the wrong way to do it. sorry!

ahh mine is domain joined as well, not sure if you have access to the group policies, but i found this little gem yesterday as I couldn’t install .net 3.5 when domain joined because of wsus. I imagine print management may fall under the same boat.

 

https://4sysops.com/archives/install-rsat-1809-and-other-optional-features-in-wsus-environments/

Go to the section titled

Allowing access to Windows Update via Group Policy

i applied that and it fixed it for me.

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doriel

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[doriel]

This is getting interesting. I ran into another change. On my 1809 I can edit GPO, on 2004 I cant. Lot has changed over last three builds. Ill investigate more.

EDIT: Oh I wish I could delete my last post. I am local admin on my computer I think I need vacation.

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by doriel. Reason: my stupidity

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you don’t see the below?

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Unfortunatelly not. But it seems like my local issue. You found the way how to solve this topic
Good job!

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

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Check. Its not there. I launched “blank console” (WIN+R > mmc) and snap-in module for printer is not present.

Under Settings->Devices check the printer settings. Is “Allow Win to manage printers” checked?

Nope. Didnt work for me. After reboot, print management still not there.

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

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This worked for me, thank you so much for posting!

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For everyone using the Home Edition of Windows 10 and comig here to find the answer why there is no <b>printmanagement.msc </b>on your system and why you can’t add it as an optional feature etc.:

The Print Manager is NOT AVAILABLE in this version of Windows.

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Windows 10 Pro 2004; had to login with my Domain Admin account (which is a local admin) to see anything listed in Apps>Optional Features.

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