Enable Print Job Notification Messages (Windows NT/2000/XP)

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Enable Print Job Notification Messages (Windows NT/2000/XP)
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By default Windows notifies a user with a popup message that their print job has been completed on the printer. This setting controls that behavior.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "NetPopup" and set it to equal "0" to disable notification or "1" to enable it.

Restart the printer spooler service or restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NetPopup	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers]
Name: NetPopup
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 26, 2002

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