This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Set-PrintConfiguration', 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.
Sets the configuration information for the specified printer.
Set-PrintConfiguration [-PrinterObject] <CimInstance> [-AsJob [<SwitchParameter>]] [-CimSession <CimSession>] [-Collate <Boolean>] [-Color
<Boolean>] [-DuplexingMode <DuplexingModeEnum>] [-PaperSize <PaperSizeEnum>] [-PrintTicketXml <String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-Confirm
[<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-PrintConfiguration [-PrinterName] <String> [-AsJob [<SwitchParameter>]] [-CimSession <CimSession>] [-Collate <Boolean>] [-Color <Boolean>]
[-ComputerName <String>] [-DuplexingMode <DuplexingModeEnum>] [-PaperSize <PaperSizeEnum>] [-PrintTicketXml <String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-PrintConfiguration [-InputObject] <CimInstance> [-AsJob [<SwitchParameter>]] [-CimSession <CimSession>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-Confirm
[<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
The Set-PrintConfiguration cmdlet sets the printer configuration for the specified printer. Using the Set-PrintConfiguration cmdlet, you can
manage the configuration of the following features:
● Collate
● Color
● Duplexing Mode
● N-Up
● Paper Size
The Set-PrintConfiguration cmdlet also accepts print configuration objects using Get-PrintConfiguration cmdlet.
You cannot use wildcard characters with Set-PrintConfiguration. You can use Set-PrintConfiguration in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You need administrator privileges to use Set-PrintConfiguration.
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Example 1: Set the default paper size
PS C:\> Set-PrintConfiguration –PrinterName "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" -PaperSize A4
This command sets the default paper size of the printer named "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" printer to A4.
Example 2: Set the default paper size using print configuration object
PS C:\> $PrintConfiguration = Get-PrintConfiguration –PrinterName "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
PS C:\> $PrintConfiguration.paperSize = A4
PS C:\> Set-PrintConfiguration –InputObject $PrintConfiguration
This set of commands retrieves a print configuration object into a variable ($PrintConfiguration) using Get-PrintConfiguration, sets the paper
size in the printer configuration object to A4 and then passes the contents of the variable to Set-PrintConfiguration.
Example 3: Set the default paper size of all printers
PS C:\> $printers = get-printer *
foreach ($printer in $printers)
{
Set-printconfiguration –printerName $printer.name -PaperSize A4
}
This command gets all the printers into a variable $printers and then loops through all the printers and displays the properties.