PowerShell to remove printers

Hi Rich,

you have many kind of script that are doing this migration from server/printer to another server/printer:

https://github.com/carygarvin/Migrate_PrintQs.vbs/blob/master/Migrate_PrintQs.vbs

These scripts can  (simply) replace the old printer/server with a new printer during the logon of the user.


Here was my sample script :

https://base.faqexchange.info/TOUTE%20LA%20DOCUMENTATION%20EST%20ICI/Scripting/VbScript/movprinter.vbs.txt

The format file was "SourceServer,SourcePrinter,TargetServer,TargetPrinter" using NETBIOS names.
Only users that were connected to the old shares are modified.

Hi Thierry,

Thank you for the links, I don't have much experience with .vbs scripts, would these be run manually on each workstation or using a GPO to run at logon?

Thank you,
Rich

The script could be run for testing purpose in a connected user profile.

Connected printers are defined in HKCU (current user registry), so the administrator cannot change their configuration.

So, ideally, Yes, the script must be run in the logon script or in a GPO starting after the login of the user.

Here's a bit of PowerShell; it's in test mode and will not delete any connection; remove the -WhatIf at the end to run it for real:

$printServer = 'TCPRINT01'
Get-Printer | Where-Object {($_.Type -eq 'Connection') -and ($_.ComputerName -match "$($printServer)\b")} | Remove-Printer -Verbose -WhatIf

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Hi oBdA,

I tried running the script and it only returns local printers and not the network printers, do I need to change the 'connection' ?

thank you, Rich

Then, sorry, but the only explanation I have is that you're not running the exact script I posted.
Local printers will have a type of "Local" and therefore will not pass the "($_.Type -eq 'Connection')" test, and neither will local printers have the property ComputerName set, so they won't pass "($_.ComputerName -match "$($printServer)\b")", either.
Demo run with some local printers (no network printers on this machine) that don't make it through the "Where-Object":

PS C:\> Get-Printer -Name 'Microsoft*' | select Name, Type, ComputerName

Name                           Type ComputerName
----                           ---- ------------
Microsoft XPS Document Writer Local
Microsoft Print to PDF        Local


PS C:\> Get-Printer -Name 'Microsoft*' | Where-Object {($_.Type -eq 'Connection')}
PS C:\>
PS C:\>

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