RemoveMXDW
The RemoveMXDW setting is used to remove the Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) print queue and driver package from a Windows installation.
Note
The XPS Document Writer print queue and driver package is not removed until Windows starts and the Printers folder is opened. To create a Windows image without the MXDW print queue and driver package, you must install Windows with the value of the RemoveMXDW setting equal to 1. After installation, open the Printers folder to completely remove the files. Next, run the Sysprep tool, and then recapture the Windows image.
Important
In addition to configuring this setting, to remove the MXDW print queue and driver package installation files from a Windows installation, you must also configure the Microsoft-Windows-Printing-XPSServices-Package to be removed during Windows installation. Add the Microsoft-Windows-Printing-XPSServices-Package package to your answer file, and, in the Actions field, select Remove.
This setting has no effect on Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008.
Values
Enable_print_spooler |
Specifies whether to remove the Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) print queue and driver package from a Windows installation. If this value is set to a non-zero value, then all MXDW print queue and driver packages are removed from a Windows installation. After the files are removed, you will be unable to reinstall the Microsoft XPS Document Writer print queue. Any other value does not remove the MXDW print queue and driver package. |
Valid Passes
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Spooler-Core | RemoveMXDW
Applies To
For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Spooler-Core.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to remove the XPS Document Writer.
<RemoveMXDW>1</RemoveMXDW>