Windows 10: Duplicated printers

Hello, we have installed Windows Server 2012 R2 with print server. We have 12 printers. Workstations have installed Windows 10 Pro. Each user have install some printers using GPO. Everything was OK last three years.
we have this problem last month...users see every printers others users in Control panel and printers are duplicated with every login. On some PC we have for example 70 or more printers in control panel.
When but user open print dialog for example in notepad, he see only correct printers by GPO.

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automatically adds duplicate printer copy

Hello,

I have encountered an issue on Windows 10.

I have an older printer which works fine on initial setup. Prints and is set to default

• MY_BEST_Printer

The issue comes in when I unplug the USB cable and after some time plug, it back in it adds a new duplicate copy of the same printer.

• MY_BEST_Printer (Copy 1)

This new duplicated printer is not set to default, so obviously, it does not send print file to the same queue pool and it does not get printed.

And if I keep plugging and unplugging it keeps adding new duplicates.

• MY_BEST_Printer Default

• MY_BEST_Printer (Copy 1)

• MY_BEST_Printer (Copy 2)

Is there a way to stop Windows 10 from adding the same printer as a duplicate if it sees that it is the same printer?

 

Multiple (duplicate) printers listed in "Devices and Printers"

Can you post a screen shot of listed printers?

 

Multiple (duplicate) printers listed in "Devices and Printers"

@Nisko,

Are you looking in this place or not?