NAME
Get-PrintConfiguration
SYNOPSIS
Gets the configuration information of a printer.SYNTAX
Get-PrintConfiguration [-PrinterName]
[-CimSession ] [-ComputerName ] [-ThrottleLimit
] [ ] Get-PrintConfiguration [-PrinterObject]
[[-CimSession ] [-ThrottleLimit ] ] DESCRIPTION
The Get-PrintConfiguration cmdlet gets the configuration information about the specified printer. Using
Get-PrintConfiguration cmdlet, you can manage the configuration of the following features:
-- Collate
-- Color
-- Duplexing Mode
-- N-Up
-- Paper Size
You cannot use wildcard characters with Get-PrintConfiguration. You can use Get-PrintConfiguration in a Windows
PowerShell remoting session.You do not need administrator credentials to run Get-PrintConfiguration.
PARAMETERS
-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-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local
computer. Required? false Position? named Default value none Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false-ComputerName [
Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer configuration information. Required? false Position? named Default value none] Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-PrinterName
Specifies the name of the printer from which to retrieve the configuration information. Required? true Position? 1 Default value noneAccept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-PrinterObject
Specifies the object which contains the printer from which to retrieve configuration information. Required? true Position? 1 Default value noneAccept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
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 PowerShellr 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. Required? false Position? named Default value none Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false] This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/StandardCimv2/MSFT_Printer This cmdlet accepts one printer object.OUTPUTS
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#MSFT_PrinterConfiguration This cmdlet returns a printer configuration object.Example 1: Get the printer configuration
PS C:\> Get-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
This command returns the printer configuration for the printer named Microsoft XPS Document Writer.Example 2: Get the print configuration for all printers
PS C:\>$Printers = Get-Printer * Foreach ($Printer in $Printers){ Get-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName
$Printer.name -DuplexingMode "TwoSidedLongEdge"}
This command gets all the printers into a variable $Printers and then loops through all the printers and displays
the properties.RELATED LINKS
Set-PrintConfiguration