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Get-PrinterProperty
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NAME Get-PrinterProperty
SYNOPSIS
Retrieves printer properties for the specified printer.
SYNTAX
Get-PrinterProperty [-PrinterName] <String> [[-PropertyName] <String[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-PrinterProperty cmdlet retrieves one or more printer properties for the specified printer.
You cannot use wildcard characters with Get-PrinterProperty. You can use Get-PrinterProperty in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You need administrator credentials to run Get-PrinterProperty.
PARAMETERS
-CimSession [<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 [<String>]
Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer properties.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PrinterName <String>
Specifies the name of the printer from which to retrieve the printer properties.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PropertyName [<String[]>]
Specifies the property name to retrieve.
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]
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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
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_PrinterProperty
This cmdlet returns a printer property object.
Example 1: Get printer properties
PS C:\\> Get-PrinterProperty -PrinterName "Printer name"
This command returns a list of properties for the printer specified by the PrinterName parameter.
Example 2: Get printer properties for all installed printers
PS C:\\>$Printers = Get-Printer * Foreach ($Printer in $Printers){ ?? ?? ?? ?? Get-PrinterProperty ????????PrinterName $Printer.name }
This command gets all the printers into a variable $Printers and then loops through all the printers and displays the properties.
RELATED LINKS
Set-PrinterProperty
SYNOPSIS
Retrieves printer properties for the specified printer.
SYNTAX
Get-PrinterProperty [-PrinterName] <String> [[-PropertyName] <String[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-PrinterProperty cmdlet retrieves one or more printer properties for the specified printer.
You cannot use wildcard characters with Get-PrinterProperty. You can use Get-PrinterProperty in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You need administrator credentials to run Get-PrinterProperty.
PARAMETERS
-CimSession [<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 [<String>]
Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer properties.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PrinterName <String>
Specifies the name of the printer from which to retrieve the printer properties.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PropertyName [<String[]>]
Specifies the property name to retrieve.
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]
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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
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_PrinterProperty
This cmdlet returns a printer property object.
Example 1: Get printer properties
PS C:\\> Get-PrinterProperty -PrinterName "Printer name"
This command returns a list of properties for the printer specified by the PrinterName parameter.
Example 2: Get printer properties for all installed printers
PS C:\\>$Printers = Get-Printer * Foreach ($Printer in $Printers){ ?? ?? ?? ?? Get-PrinterProperty ????????PrinterName $Printer.name }
This command gets all the printers into a variable $Printers and then loops through all the printers and displays the properties.
RELATED LINKS
Set-PrinterProperty