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Get-PrinterDriver



This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Get-PrinterDriver', in PowerShell version 3 - as retrieved from Windows version 'Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-23.

For PowerShell version 3 and up, where you have Update-Help, this command was run just before creating the web pages from the help files.

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves the list of printer drivers installed on the specified computer.

SYNTAX


Get-PrinterDriver [[-Name] <String>] [-AsJob [<SwitchParameter>]] [-CimSession <CimSession>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-PrinterEnvironment
<String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]



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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 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.



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RELATED LINKS

Add-PrinterDriver
Remove-PrinterDriver

REMARKS

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Examples


Example 1: Get a list of printer drivers using wildcard characters

PS C:\> Get-PrinterDriver *



This command returns a list of printer drivers installed on the local computer using wildcard characters.




Example 2: Get a list of printer drivers on a remote computer

PS C:\> Get-PrinterDriver * -ComputerName printServer



This command retrieves a list of printer drivers from the computer named printServer.




Example 3: Get detailed information of each driver

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.




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 is stored in the $PrinterDriver
variable.