NAME
Get-PrinterDriver
SYNOPSIS
Retrieves the list of printer drivers installed on the specified computer.SYNTAX
Get-PrinterDriver [[-Name]
] [-CimSession ] [-ComputerName ] [-PrinterEnvironment
] [-ThrottleLimit ] [ ] DESCRIPTION
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 specify 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 credentials to run Get-PrinterDriver.
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 drivers. Required? false Position? named Default value none Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false] -Name [
Specifies the name of the printer driver to retrieve. Required? false Position? 1 Default value none] Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-PrinterEnvironment [
Specifies the printer driver environment. Required? false Position? named Default value none Accept pipeline input? false 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
None This cmdlet accepts no input objects.OUTPUTS
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/StandardCimv2/MSFT_PrinterDriver This cmdlet returns one or more printer driver objects.Example 1: Get a list of printer drivers using wildcard characters
PS C:\>Get-PrinterDriver -Name *
This command returns a list of printer drivers installed on the local computer by using wildcard characters.Example 2: Get a list of printer drivers on a remote computer
PS C:\>Get-PrinterDriver -Name * -ComputerName "PrintServer"
This command retrieves a list of printer drivers from the computer named PrintServer.Example 3: Get detailed information about each driver
PS C:\>Get-PrinterDriver -Name "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" | Format-List
This command displays the detailed information for each printer driver. Get-PrinterDriver displays a summarized
view of each printer driver queried.Example 4: Get a printer driver object
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 isstored in the $PrinterDriver variable.
RELATED LINKS
Add-PrinterDriver
Remove-PrinterDriver