How to Delete Citrix Printer Sessions

The Citrix virtualization software lets you access printers in a heterogeneous networking environment. If you want to remove sessions when the user logs out or closes the application, you must edit the Windows registry. The Citrix installation includes several registry values you use to customize the user experience in the software. Use the "fPurgeAnyWay" registry value to close sessions for printers.

Instructions

1. Click the Windows "Start" button and type "regedit" in the search text box. Press "Enter" to open the Windows registry editor.

2. Double-click the "HKEY_Local_Machine" registry key to expand a list of options. Click "System," then "CurrentControlSet," then "Citrix" and then "ClientPrinterProperties."

3. Right-click the center detail pane and click "New"; then click "Value." Select "DWORD" for the data type and type "fPurgeAnyWay" as the registry value name. Type "1" as the value and click "OK" to save the value.

4. Right-click the detail pane again and select "New" and then "Value." Select "DWORD" for the data type and type "fNotInheritKeepPrintedJobs" as the value name. Type "1" as the value and click "OK" to save your settings.

5. Reboot the computer for the changes to take effect. The print sessions no longer persist on the user's computer.

References

• Citrix: Autocreated Printers Do Not Delete After Users Log Off