Printing preferences from the print server don't synchronize in Windows 10 version 1607

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a print server configured in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2.
• You share a printer that uses the unidrvui.dll or ps5ui.dll driver as the configuration file.
• You change the printer settings by going into the Printing Defaults options (such as print on both sides, print in Black-And-White, paper size, and so on).
• You map the shared printer on a computer that's running Windows 10 version 1607.
  

If you go to Printing Preferences on a Windows 10 client in this scenario, you notice that the settings have changed on the server (such as print on both sides, print in Black-And-White, paper size, and so on) and that you're not synchronized on the client. Instead, the default driver settings are applied.

To check for the configuration file that the driver uses, follow these steps:

1. On print server, start Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2. Locate the following registry subkey:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3
3. Choose the driver key.
4. On the right side, look for the Configuration File value.

Note This issue does not occur in Windows 10 version 1511 and earlier clients. This issue also does not occur if the print server is configured in Windows Server 2016.