Microsoft OneNote Windows app: New “OneNote (Desktop) – Protected” virtual printer

Microsoft OneNote Windows app will introduce a new “OneNote (Desktop) – Protected” virtual printer compatible with Windows Protected Printing (WPP). It will roll out from late February to early April 2025. Admins must configure group policies to ensure installation. Existing non-IPP printers will be uninstalled with WPP on. Coming soon for Microsoft OneNote: The new OneNote (Desktop) – Protected virtual printer will roll out to all OneNote Windows desktop app users on x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) devices. We will automatically install the protected printer on all eligible devices (starting with Current Channel) with OneNote Windows app versions 2410 and later and devices running Windows 11 versions 26100 or higher. As a tenant admin, to ensure the successful installation of this printer on your organization’s devices, you must configure specific group policies. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402540. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. How this will affect your organization: Why is Microsoft introducing this new printer when we already have a OneNote (Desktop) printer for the OneNote Windows app? Since October 2024, as a part of the new Modern Print platform, Windows has introduced a secure printing capability called Windows Protected Printing (WPP), which, when turned On, will uninstall and remove all non-IPP-based (Internet Printing Protocol) printers from independent hardware vendors (IHVs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) from the list of available printers, including the OneNote (Desktop) printer. To prevent feature issues for users of the OneNote (Desktop) printer, we’re introducing the new protected virtual printer, which is based on Microsoft’s IPP class driver and is compatible with WPP. Learn more about WPP and the Modern Print platform: Modern Print Platform – Microsoft Support Our organization has many regular users of the Print to OneNote capability using the existing OneNote (Desktop) printer. Should they expect any changes to their workflow? No. Like the existing OneNote (Desktop) printer, when users try to print a page, the new virtual printer will display in the list of printers as OneNote (Desktop) […]

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