Printer software and drivers used to be a lot more finicky in earlier version of Windows. Today, printers are much more reliable when using the latest version of the operating system

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Prevent Users from Deleting Printers in Windows 7
For the average user, there aren’t many differences among the multiple versions of Windows 7 until you get to the server and other enterprise level versions of the operating system. Consequently, some options that are just fine for home use end up enabled in versions intended for use in work environments. One such case has to do with whether just anyone can shut down a PC running Windows 7 even if that person isn’t logged in to the system

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Prevent Users from Shutting Down Windows 7 Unless They are Logged In