NetPrinterDecayPeriod

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

NetPrinterDecayPeriod

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print

Data type Range Default value

REG_DWORD

0x0–0xFFFFFFFF milliseconds

0x36EE80 (3,600,000 milliseconds = 1 hour)

Description

Specifies how long a network printer remains in the browse list.

This entry does not exist in the registry by default. You can add it by using the registry editor Regedit.exe.