--- title: How to Provide Users With Advanced Print Features in VDI Environments description: One of the disadvantages of most universal print drivers is that you don't get access to all the features of functionalities of the printers themselves. Instead you get what the UPD thinks are advanced features, and that’s it. Tricerat software works differently. image: https://www.tricerat.com/hubfs/ColorPrintingLaptop400x400.png --- [![logo](https://www.tricerat.com/hubfs/Logos/logo.svg "logo")](https://www.tricerat.com) [![Start Free Trial](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4048097/940dee7b-086c-4475-81b2-8ca079bc36db.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4048097/940dee7b-086c-4475-81b2-8ca079bc36db) Share: [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.tricerat.com/blog/how-to-provide-users-with-advanced-print-features-in-vdi-environments](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.tricerat.com/blog/how-to-provide-users-with-advanced-print-features-in-vdi-environments) [![Start Free Trial](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4048097/940dee7b-086c-4475-81b2-8ca079bc36db.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4048097/940dee7b-086c-4475-81b2-8ca079bc36db) [ScrewDrivers](https://www.tricerat.com/blog/tag/screwdrivers) June 4, 2015 # How to Provide Users With Advanced Print Features in VDI Environments Written by[Aly Leathery, Marketing Manager](https://www.tricerat.com/blog/author/aly-leathery-marketing-manager) [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.tricerat.com/blog/how-to-provide-users-with-advanced-print-features-in-vdi-environments](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.tricerat.com/blog/how-to-provide-users-with-advanced-print-features-in-vdi-environments) # ![ColorPrintLaptop1200x500](https://www.tricerat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/ColorPrintLaptop1200x500.png?width=1200&name=ColorPrintLaptop1200x500.png) # Any Environment, Any Printer, With Access to What Your Users Need One of the disadvantages of most universal print drivers is that you don't get access to all the features of functionalities of the printers themselves. In this scenario, users aren't provided with the full experience they should have and are left to use what UPD dictates as advanced features. Tricerat software works differently.  Our universal print driver enables users to access every feature and function of every printer at work, without having to install drivers on any end points, ever. As a result, the user is provided with an easy and  uninterrupted experience.  ## Better for Admins and Users Tricerat's solution, [Simplify Printing](https://www.tricerat.com/solution/simplify-printing/) with [Advanced Print Features](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F-AQiKOhu4), creates a a flawless work experience for users and admins.  Admins only need a single, universal driver to manage and deploy to endpoints like workstations, applications, terminal servers, and/or VDI gold images.  End users get what looks and feels like a normal Windows printers, complete with all required advance print features.  Because of how we developed our driverless technology, printers deployed with [Simplify Printing](https://www.tricerat.com/solution/simplify-printing/) display any MFP's native UI. This means that staff gets to interact with their printers as they normally would, minimizing frustration and maximizing efficiency.  ## Increased Flexibility for Users and Admins New to [Simplify Printing version 6.8](https://youtu.be/8B287t9dSq0) and above, default settings for advanced print features for printers can now be set by admins or by individual users.  Default settings can be set and locked by admins so printers always return to those settings, or each user can decide what's best for their individual needs.  This provides more flexibility to Simplify Printing, allowing us to work with what you, as the admin, decides is best for your environment. Watch it in action:    ## More About Simplify Printing  [Simplify Printing](https://www.tricerat.com/products/simplify-printing/printing) is an enterprise-ready printing solution that enables you to manage all of your printer configurations, eliminate printing issues with our universal printer driver and assign print jobs from one central, easy-to-use, [drag-and-drop console](https://youtu.be/ix99Gk_eSxw). These added advanced printing features give access to the extended capabilities of the printer while still using a virtual print driver on the terminal server. Our print management software helps you monitor, troubleshoot and solve common printing problems within your Citrix, Microsoft RDS or VMware environment. ![GradientLine-300x4-1](https://www.tricerat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GradientLine-300x4-1.png?width=383&name=GradientLine-300x4-1.png) # See It In Action Our mission is to give administrators the tools they need for easier enterprise print management, and to give user access to the tools and feature they need. Watch a demo today to see how Tricerat software steps up to meet your organizations unique needs quickly and efficiently.  [![Schedule a Demo Today](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4048097/db15cce5-90c8-4606-9987-94f75f95463f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4048097/db15cce5-90c8-4606-9987-94f75f95463f)   *Last Edited: April 26 2019* 215079494751 ![](https://www.tricerat.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%203.19.59%20PM.png) The Enterprise Print Decision Print has quietly become one of your biggest liabilities — 53 Print Spooler CVEs since PrintNightmare, 56% of organizations hit by print-related data loss last year, and roughly 23% of IT tickets. This white paper lays out the only three credible paths forward: do nothing and let the risk compound, go serverless and inherit your vendor's security posture, or adopt a Hybrid Print Architecture that fortifies what matters and unifies the rest. Only one holds up on security, resilience, and ROI — and pays for itself inside Year 1. [ Download Now ](https://www.tricerat.com/hubfs/White%20Papers/The%20Enterprise%20Print%20Decision%20%E2%80%94%20A%20Tricerat%20White%20Paper.pdf) ## Related Posts [ November 2018 ## Tricerat VS. PrinterLogic ](https://www.tricerat.com/blog/tricerat-vs.-printerlogic) [ March 2015 ScrewDrivers ## Decrease Print Time with Tricerat's ScrewDrivers v4.8 ](https://www.tricerat.com/blog/decrease-print-time-tricerats-screwdrivers-v4-8) ## Join the Thought Leaders of Print Management Sign up for Tricerat updates. 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