| external help file | Module Name | ms.date | online version | schema | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSFT_PrinterDriver_v1.0.cdxml-help.xml |
PrintManagement |
10/29/2017 |
2.0.0 |
Get-PrinterDriver |
Retrieves the list of printer drivers installed on the specified computer.
Get-PrinterDriver [[-Name] <String[]>] [-PrinterEnvironment <String[]>] [-ComputerName <String>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [<CommonParameters>]
The Get-PrinterDriver cmdlet retrieves the list of printer drivers installed on the specified computer.
The Get-PrinterDriver cmdlet returns a printer driver object that you can store in a variable to use with other cmdlets. You can use the ComputerName parameter to list the printer drivers installed on another computer.
You can use wildcard characters with Get-PrinterDriver. You can use Get-PrinterDriver in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You do not need administrator privileges to use Get-PrinterDriver.
PS C:\>Get-PrinterDriver *
This command returns a list of printer drivers installed on the local computer using wildcard characters.
PS C:\>Get-PrinterDriver * -ComputerName printServer
This command retrieves a list of printer drivers from the computer named printServer.
PS C:\>Get-PrinterDriver -Name "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" | Format-List
Get-PrinterDriver displays a summarized view of each printer driver queried.
The following command displays the detailed information for each printer driver.
PS C:\>$PrinterDriver = Get-PrinterDriver -Name "Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4"
This command retrieves a printer driver object that you can use with other cmdlets. The printer driver object is stored in the $PrinterDriver variable.
ps_cimcommon_asjob
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseRuns 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[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Session
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer drivers.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: CN
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the name of the printer driver to retrieve.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the printer driver environment.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies 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
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
This cmdlet accepts no input objects.
This cmdlet returns one or more printer driver objects.