Print Management/Devices and Printers Hangs

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I think this started with a gpo sending out a new printer, that never installed, perhaps due to elevated permissions this particular printer evidently needs. Clients receiving this gpo will eventually have Print management, Devices and Printers, and

any program trying to access any printer, including pdf writers, hang.

 

The only way I've been able to free up a client is by doing a system restore, but some machines that have had this done end up doing it a second time, others not, which is odd. I need a different, more targeted fix method.

 

 

 

One clue is that if I reboot a machine while not connected to the network, I can open Devices and Printers and Print Management, but if I reboot that same machine while it is connected to the network, it all hangs when I try to access it. The original

gpo is removed though, so it shouldn't be going out anymore.

 

 

 

This issue makes the client mostly unusable as any program trying to use printers, or even just grab information about printers will hang.

 

 

 

 

Appreciate any ideas on how to troubleshoot and solve.

 

 

 

 

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