Get-PrinterProperty
Retrieves printer properties for the specified printer.
Syntax
Get-PrinterProperty
[-PrinterName] <String>
[[-PropertyName] <String>]
[-AsJob]
[-CimSession <CimSession>]
[-ComputerName <String>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
Description
The Get-PrinterProperty cmdlet retrieves one or more printer properties for the specified printer.
You cannot use wildcard characters with Get-PrinterProperty. You can use Get-PrinterProperty in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You need administrator privileges to use Get-PrinterProperty.
Examples
-------------------------- Example 1: Get printer properties--------------------------
xample:Get printer properties
PS C:\> Get-PrinterProperty -PrinterName "Printer name"
This command returns a list of properties for the printer specified by PrinterName.
Example 2: Get printer properties for all installed printers
PS C:\>$printers = get-printer *
foreach ($printer in $printers)
{
get-printerproperty -printerName $printer.name
}
This command gets all the printers into a variable $printers and then loops through all the printers and displays the properties.
Parameters
-AsJob
ps_cimcommon_asjob
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSessionhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=227967 or Get-CimSessionhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=227966 cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Type: | CimSession |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer properties.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PrinterName
Specifies the name of the printer from which to retrieve the printer properties.
Type: | String |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PropertyName
Specifies the property name to retrieve.
Type: | String |
Position: | 2 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0
is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Type: | Int32 |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
This cmdlet accepts no input objects.
Outputs
This cmdlet returns a printer property object.
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