Registry Options For Advanced Print Features
This page describes ScrewDrivers / Simplify v6, which reached end of life on December 31, 2025. It is retained for legacy deployments and historical reference and may not apply to current ScrewDrivers releases.
Overview
The following registry settings modify the operation of advanced print features in Simplify Printing. Please consult Tricerat Technical Support before applying these settings.
ScrewDrivers v7 includes changes to Advanced Print Features and these settings may not apply to version 7. These settings will be included in all future versions of v6 unless otherwise noted.
Settings
SetPerUserDevMode
Versions: 6.0 - 6.X
Keyname: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Tricerat\Simplify Printing\ScrewDrivers Server v6
Valuename: SetPerUserDevmode
Valuetype: REG_DWORD
Default Value: 1
When the setting is non-zero, it saves the public per-user default printer settings when the UI dll receives a notification that the printer preferences have been set.
StoreScrewDevMode
Versions: 6.8.0 - 6.X
Keyname: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Tricerat\Simplify Printing\ScrewDrivers Server v6
Valuename: StoreScrewDevmode
Valuetype: REG_DWORD
Default Value: 1 in 6.8.0 and 6.8.1, 0 in 6.8.2+
When the setting is non-zero, it saves the public per-user default printer settings across sessions
UseAPFDevmodeForDefaults
Versions: 6.8.1 - 6.X
Keyname: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Tricerat\Simplify Printing\ScrewDrivers Server v6
Valuename: UseAPFDevmodeForDefaults
Valuetype: REG_DWORD
Default Value: 1
When the setting is non-zero, the printer uses APF, and the preference dialog is opened, uses saved public and private per-user settings for the preference dialog defaults.
SendAPFDevMode
Versions: 6.8.1 - 6.X
Keyname: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Tricerat\Simplify Printing\ScrewDrivers Server v6
Valuename: SendAPFDevmode
Valuetype: REG_DWORD
Default Value: 1
When the setting is non-zero, the printer uses APF, and the preference dialog is not opened, it uses saved public and private per-user settings for the print job preferences
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