Finding in the Wild | Citrix Printers Missing After a Windows Upgrade?

Citrix currently documents a known issue around CVAD 2603: After an in-place Windows upgrade on a system with Citrix VDA already installed, the Citrix Print Providers may disappear from the Windows execution order. Possible symptoms: – Client printers

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Citrix currently documents a known issue around CVAD 2603:

After an in-place Windows upgrade on a system with Citrix VDA already installed, the Citrix Print Providers may disappear from the Windows execution order.

Possible symptoms:

– Client printers are no longer created
– The Citrix Universal Printer is missing
– Printing issues occur only on the upgraded VDAs
– Spooler and Citrix Print Manager nevertheless run without errors

According to Citrix, the cause lies in the Windows upgrade process: the registered Print Provider order is not fully retained.

Workaround:

Open the following registry path:

In the Order value, add the following entries before the other providers:

• Universal Printer
• Client Printer

Then restart the VDA.

My recommendation:

After every in-place upgrade of a VDA, check not only VDA registration and session launch, but explicitly test Client Printer, Session Printer and Universal Printer too.

A successful logon does not automatically mean anyone will be able to print afterwards.

Author: Manuel Winkel

Manuel Winkel is an IT consultant at Deyda Consulting GmbH, specializing in Citrix, NetScaler ADC, Microsoft infrastructure, and IT security. In his articles, he shares field-tested solutions, technical insights, and practical recommendations for operating modern IT environments securely and reliably.

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