Windows 10: Schedule/.bat template for disabling Win10 printer management

I'm so frustrated by Windows 10 constantly changing the default printer, and changing the setting that allows it to do so, but I admit whilst I've experience in scheduling tasks and running basic .bat files, the solution offered over at BeepingComputer is a bit out of my league. I would've amended the vbs script offered, however I'm not certain the UNC path it uses/is predicated upon would work - it is a network printer - but I installed using its IP (and navigating to the registry path it contains there is no
Code: \\[/quote] like in his example, just the printer name).

So to sum up I'm asking if anyone could possible provide a template/instructions on how I'd achieve the solution offered at the link above - that is, to schedule a task that runs a .bat to check to see if the Default Printer is set to my preferred printer and if not change it back (it seems a ridiculous thing to have to ask, but there we are).


Thanks in advance.

:)

 

Printers Disappeared Windows 10

Just reinstalled local printers after Win10 update disabled them last night. Received multiple message re: other software that was now non compatible, but no messaging re: Win10 Update just disabled all your printers.

Does Microsoft ever learn from past mistakes? Why is Microsoft Win10 still disabling local printers? There are posts for 18 months now on this issue, why wasn't it addressed?

So Microsoft Engineering Managers never print anything for business, so it isn't important to the rest of us in the business community?

Forest Gump's mother said "Forest, you know. Stupid Is as Stupid Does!"

 

How to run concurrent batch jobs in task scheduler

Try copy pasting it please

http://www.aanning.com/ajissues/Parallel_scheduled_tasks/ss1.jpg

I had tried this. Make a bat file, which contains below :

START CLEAR_PHOTOSBYDATE0.BAT

START CLEAR_PHOTOSBYDATE1.BAT

START CLEAR_PHOTOSBYDATE2.BAT

Double click...runs great. Right click, run as administrator, and it can not find the files...it does this in Task Scheduler too. This tells me task scheduler runs as admin.

My properties are as:

http://www.aanning.com/ajissues/Parallel_scheduled_tasks/properties.jpg

 

Go to Search or Press the Windows key +R and type the printers name or the computer that is hosting it(eg)
\\PrinterName or it's IP address (eg) \\192.168.1.1 and press enter. This will open the shared file, Right click the printer and choose Connect. This will install the network printer on the computer you are using.

 

Hi there. The printer is already installed and works fine, it is the Windows setting "Let Windows manage Default Printer" that keeps changing my default printer to any other printer/plotter/PDF I use (and constantly turns itself back on when disabled).

Are you suggesting I reinstall it in the method you describe above as to use the VBS script provided?