Get-Printer
Retrieves a list of printers installed on a computer.
Get-Printer
[[-Name] <String[]>]
[-ComputerName <String>]
[-Full]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>]
The Get-Printer cmdlet retrieves a list of printers installed on a computer. You can also use Get-Printer to retrieve the properties of a single printer, and then use that information as input into other cmdlets.
You can use wildcard characters with Get-Printer. You can use a Get-Printer in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You do not need administrator credentials to run Get-Printer.
Get-Printer
This command retrieves a list of printers and printer connections on the local computer.
Get-Printer -Name "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
This command retrieves information for one specific printer named Microsoft XPS Document Writer.
Get-Printer -Name "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" | Format-List
This command retrieves detailed information for one specific printer named Microsoft XPS Document Writer.
Get-Printer -ComputerName PrintServer
This command retrieves a list of printers from the computer named PrintServer.
$Printer = Get-Printer -Name "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
Rename-Printer -InputObject $printer "MXDW"
The first command gets the printer named Microsoft XPS Document Writer, and then stores it in the $Printer variable.
The second command renames the printer in $Printer by using the Rename-Printer cmdlet.
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
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-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Type: | CimSession[] |
Aliases: | Session |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer information.
Type: | String |
Aliases: | CN |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies all the printer parameters to retrieve including RenderingMode and PermissionSDDL.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies the name of the printer about which to retrieve information.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
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 |
String[]
This cmdlet outputs one or more printer objects.