Windows 10: Autodetecting printer

I have network discovery disabled.

I have my network printer set up and working as a TCP/IP printer, using it's ip address.

Windows 10 randomly "discovers" it as a WSD printer. To circumvent this, I have disabled WSD functionality on my printer... but I am curious if there is a way to "dumb down" Windows 10 so that this is not necessary, and it can simply stop trying to add printers own its own.

Thanks

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Win 10 keeps changing my printer static IP port to WSD, already turned off windows printer management

Have seen this problem on a few machines. WSD takes over as the default port from a port based on a static IP. When someone prints there are no errors except the printer prints nothing. Best advice I have seen for manually added printers is:

Control Panel -> Device and Printers -> Add A Printer -> The Printer I want isn't listed -> Add a printer using a TCP/IP address... -> change "Device Type:" from default "AutoDetect" to "TCP/IP Device".

That key last step may prevent the dreaded WSD port being added as an available port. Enter the IP and continue the installation. I tried adding an existing printer twice, one with AutoDetect and one with TCP/IP Device. The AutoDetect install showed up
as WDS, and the TCP/IP install showed up with static IP in the port and no available WDS ports listed.

Hopefully that method works for most cases.

 

Win 10 keeps changing my printer static IP port to WSD, already turned off windows printer management

Suggestions:

1) when discovering a printer and asking IP port, DO NOT let windows choose "Autodetect" port. Select TCP/IP port exclusively, and uncheck the "query printer" for driver options, just point to the necessary folder.

2) Disable WSD at the printer. It can be done at least in most known mahines where protocol options are.

Windows 10 has a lot of cool features aimed for people who don't know how to do IT work, and eventually will let you think you cannot control it, but you can actually do.

regards!