In the Printer Driver Printing Preferences, every tab has a Restore defaults button on the bottom that allows the default settings for the driver to be restored. The Printer Driver will restore the default settings from the .INI file.
Location for the Printer Driver INI files:
Interactive installer:
Windows XP and Windows 2003 (R2)
On 32-bit Desktop operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\BuMiniNT.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3\BuMiniNT.ini
On 64-bit Desktop operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\BuMiniNT.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniNT.ini
On 32-bit Server operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\BuMiniTS.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3\BuMiniTS.ini
On 64-bit Server operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\BuMiniTS.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniTS.ini
Windows 11/10/7 and Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012 R2/2012 (Package driver)
On both 32-bit and 64-bit Desktop operating systems
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\BuMiniNT.ini
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniNT.ini
On both 32-bit and 64-bit Server operating systems
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\BuMiniTS.ini
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniTS.ini
Windows MSI and InstallShield MSI installer and AND Install Printer driver MSI with NPI=1 parameter (No Package Install)
Windows Vista/XP and Windows Server 2008/2003 (R2)
On 32-bit Desktop operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\BuMiniNT.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3\BuMiniNT.ini
On 64-bit Desktop operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\BuMiniNT.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniNT.ini
On 32-bit Server operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\BuMiniTS.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3\BuMiniTS.ini
On 64-bit Server operating systems
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\BuMiniTS.ini
c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniTS.ini
Windows 11/10/7 and Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012 R2/2012 (Package driver)
On both 32-bit and 64-bit Desktop operating systems
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\BuMiniNT.ini
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniNT.ini
On both 32-bit and 64-bit Server operating systems
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\BuMiniTS.ini
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\BuMiniTS.ini