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Remove network printer

Will Donovan

December 19, 2017 19:32

Trying to remove a printer installed from a printer server. Using the following in the only step in the package:

%WINDIR%\System32\Printui.exe /gd /q /n"\\Server_Name\Third Floor b/w letterhead HP 4050"
NET STOP SPOOLER
NET START SPOOLER

The package runs without error but the printer is never removed.

Tried running as the Deploy User or the Logged in User. Makes no difference.

Comments

4 comments

Stephen Valdinger

December 19, 2017 19:43

Powershell:

Get-Printer | Where-object $_.Name -Like "Third Floor b/w letterhead HP 4050"  } | Remove-Printer

Will Donovan
December 19, 2017 20:19

These workstations are Windows 7 with Powershell 2. Get-Printer won't work.

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Stephen Valdinger
December 19, 2017 21:04
Well step one should be to install Powershell 5 then!

But in all seriousness:
```
Get-WMIObject win32_Printer | Where {$_.Name -like '*Third floor b/w letter*' } | Foreach-Object {$_.Delete() }
```
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Sean AuYoung
January 15, 2020 22:15

Hi Stephen,

I've tried running your script locally and it works. However, I cannot get it to work through PDQ Deploy. Would you be able to help?

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