Export-PrinterDrivers

Print Management: Exports printer drivers to a CSV file.

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules PrintManagement

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$ExportFile,
    [string]$Delimiter = ';',
    [ValidateSet('Unicode', 'UTF7', 'UTF8', 'ASCII', 'UTF32', 'BigEndianUnicode', 'Default', 'OEM')]
    [string]$FileEncoding = 'UTF8',
    [string]$ComputerName,
    [pscredential]$AccessAccount
)

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 }
        $drivers = Get-PrinterDriver -CimSession $cim -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction Stop |
            Select-Object Name, InfPath | Sort-Object Name
        $csv = foreach ($d in $drivers) {
            [PSCustomObject]@{ DriverName = $d.Name; ComputerName = $ComputerName; InfFilePath = $d.InfPath }
        }
        $csv | Export-Csv -Path $ExportFile -Delimiter $Delimiter -Encoding $FileEncoding -Force -NoTypeInformation -ErrorAction Stop
        Write-Output "$(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") Printer drivers exported to: $ExportFile"
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $cim) { Remove-CimSession $cim -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}

Customize

ExportFile string

Path and filename of the CSV file to export.

Delimiter string

Delimiter that separates the property values in the CSV file.

FileEncoding string

Type of character encoding used in the CSV file.

ComputerName string

Name of the computer from which to export the printer drivers.

AccessAccount pscredential

User account that has permission to perform this action.