Which step helps reduce the number of native Windows drivers on VDA machines when using client printers?

Which step helps reduce the number of native Windows drivers on VDA machines when using client printers?

• A. Enable the Citrix Universal Print Driver (EMF) driver and leave the default Universal printer driver usage policy setting.
• B. Install the Universal Print Server on all print servers in the Site and leave the default Universal printer driver usage policy setting.
• C. Configure the Citrix Universal Generic Printer and update the Auto-create generic universal printer policy setting.
• D. Install the Universal Print Server on all print servers in the Site and update the Universal printer usage policy

Answer: (C)

Using a universal generic printer on the VDA, driven by a policy that auto-creates generic universal printers for each client printer, minimizes the need to load many native Windows printer drivers on the VDA. By configuring the Citrix Universal Generic Printer and enabling the Auto-create generic universal printer policy, every client printer is exposed as a single generic universal printer on the VDA, backed by a universal driver rather than individual native drivers. This reduces the driver footprint, simplifies management, and helps avoid driver-specific compatibility issues. The other options don’t directly achieve automatic reduction of native drivers on the VDA: they either rely on different printing components or centralize printing in ways that don’t specifically lower the per-VD A native-driver count.

Using a universal generic printer on the VDA, driven by a policy that auto-creates generic universal printers for each client printer, minimizes the need to load many native Windows printer drivers on the VDA. By configuring the Citrix Universal Generic Printer and enabling the Auto-create generic universal printer policy, every client printer is exposed as a single generic universal printer on the VDA, backed by a universal driver rather than individual native drivers. This reduces the driver footprint, simplifies management, and helps avoid driver-specific compatibility issues. The other options don’t directly achieve automatic reduction of native drivers on the VDA: they either rely on different printing components or centralize printing in ways that don’t specifically lower the per-VD A native-driver count.