Add-PrinterDriver

Print Management: Installs a printer driver on the specified computer.

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules PrintManagement

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$DriverName,
    [string]$ComputerName,
    [pscredential]$AccessAccount,
    [string]$InfFilePath
)

Process {
    try {
        if ([System.String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ComputerName)) { $ComputerName = [System.Net.DNS]::GetHostByName('').HostName }
        $cim = if ($null -eq $AccessAccount) { New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction Stop }
               else { New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName -Credential $AccessAccount -ErrorAction Stop }
        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('InfFilePath')) {
            Add-PrinterDriver -CimSession $cim -Name $DriverName -ComputerName $ComputerName -InfPath $InfFilePath -ErrorAction Stop
        }
        else {
            Add-PrinterDriver -CimSession $cim -Name $DriverName -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction Stop
        }
        $driver = Get-PrinterDriver -CimSession $cim -Name $DriverName -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction Stop |
            Select-Object Name, Description, InfPath, ConfigFile, MajorVersion, PrinterEnvironment, PrintProcessor
        $driver | ForEach-Object { $_ | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Timestamp -NotePropertyValue (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") -PassThru }
        Write-Output $driver
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $cim) { Remove-CimSession $cim -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}

Customize

DriverName string

Name of the printer driver to install.

ComputerName string

Name of the computer on which to install the printer driver.

AccessAccount pscredential

User account that has permission to perform this action.

InfFilePath string

Path of the printer driver INF file in the driver store.