How can IT administrators enable the restriction of color printing on application level?

Question

Options

• ABy setting the appropriate printer driver defaults
• BBy using the HP printer driver pre-configuration utility
• CBy configuring via the HP Embedded Web Server or via HP Web Jetadmin
• DBy using HP Easy Printer Care

• B
  83% (20)
• C
  13% (3)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because the HP Printer Driver Pre-configuration Utility is specifically designed to let IT administrators lock down driver settings - including restricting color printing - at the application level before deploying drivers across an organization, giving granular control per application or globally.

• A is wrong because setting printer driver defaults only sets a starting preference that end users can still override; it doesn't enforce a restriction.
• C is wrong because the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) and HP Web Jetadmin control device-level and network-level settings (quotas, access control, job policies), not application-level color restrictions baked into the driver.
• D is wrong because HP Easy Printer Care is a monitoring and supply management tool, not a configuration enforcement utility.

Memory tip: Think of "pre-configuration" as "pre-locking" - the HP Driver Pre-configuration Utility pre-locks settings before deployment, which is the only option that operates at the driver/application level where color can be restricted per-app.

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