Get-PrinterErrorsList

Print Management: Gets the error values of all local printers from the specified computer.

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [string]$ComputerName
)

Process {
    try {
        [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Printing') | Out-Null
        $output = @()
        if ([System.String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ComputerName)) {
            $server = New-Object System.Printing.LocalPrintServer
        }
        else {
            if (-not $ComputerName.StartsWith('\\')) { $ComputerName = '\\' + $ComputerName }
            $server = New-Object System.Printing.PrintServer($ComputerName)
        }
        if ($null -ne $server) {
            $tsVal = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
            foreach ($prn in $server.GetPrintQueues(@([System.Printing.EnumeratedPrintQueueTypes]::Local))) {
                $output += [PSCustomObject]@{
                    Timestamp = $tsVal
                    Printer = $prn.FullName
                    PagePunt = $prn.PagePunt
                    NeedUserIntervention = $prn.NeedUserIntervention
                    HasPaperProblem = $prn.HasPaperProblem
                    IsInError = $prn.IsInError
                    IsOutOfMemory = $prn.IsOutOfMemory
                    IsOutOfPaper = $prn.IsOutOfPaper
                    IsOutputBinFull = $prn.IsOutputBinFull
                    IsPaperJammed = $prn.IsPaperJammed
                    IsServerUnknown = $prn.IsServerUnknown
                }
            }
        }
        else {
            $output += [PSCustomObject]@{ Timestamp = (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); Message = "Print server $ComputerName not found" }
        }
        Write-Output $output
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $server) { $server.Dispose() } }
}

Customize

ComputerName string

Name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer errors.