To list the print drivers installed in the Windows driver store, here’s the command: Installing a Print Driver in the Driver Store Now let’s look at a few examples of typical printer management scripts on Windows 10 from PowerShell. To get detailed information on the syntax of a specific command, type the following: Write-PrinterNfcTag - write information to the NFC tag.Suspend-PrintJob - suspend a print job.

Set-PrinterProperty - change printer properties.Set-Printer - update printer configuration.Set-PrintConfiguration - printer configuration settings.Restart-PrintJob - restart a print job.Remove-PrintJob - delete a print job on a printer.Remove-PrinterPort - remove a printer port.Remove-PrinterDriver - remove a printer driver.Read-PrinterNfcTag - get the required printer information from an NFC tag.Get-PrintJob - get a list of printer print jobs.Get-PrinterProperty - show printer properties.Get-PrinterPort - display a list of print ports.Get-PrinterDriver - list the installed print drivers.Get-Printer - display a list of printers installed on the computer.Get-PrintConfiguration - print printer settings.Add-PrinterDriver - install a new print driver.Add-Printer - add (install) a new printer.There are 22 PowerShell cmdlets in the PrintManagement module for managing printers, drivers, print ports, and queues: To find out the whole list of cmdlets for managing printers, drivers, and print queues in the PrintManagement module on Windows 10 (PoSh v5), use the following command:

Let’s Get Acquainted with Powershell Module: PrintManagementĪlong with the release of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft has unveiled a new version of PowerShell 4.0 (included in the Windows Management Framework 4.0), which significantly expanded a list of cmdlets for managing a Windows-based print server. In this article, we will go through some typical commands for managing printers, ports, and print drivers on such operating systems as Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 / 2016 / 2019 by using PowerShell. You’ll also find how to add or remove network printers.

However disturbing it may look at first glance, there is no need to panic since the worst-case scenario is to format the computer’s hard disk and install the operating system and all the required software.

After installation, the error The driver is not fully installed” or “Some functions will be unavailable” shows up.

The printer cannot be uninstalled completely.

It might be impossible to remove the printer from the system.Sometimes while installing or uninstalling a printer, you may face a wide range of unexpected errors:

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