Get-PrinterStatusList

Print Management: Gets the status 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
                    IsTonerLow = $prn.IsTonerLow
                    IsPowerSaveOn = $prn.IsPowerSaveOn
                    IsPrinting = $prn.IsPrinting
                    IsProcessing = $prn.IsProcessing
                    IsNotAvailable = $prn.IsNotAvailable
                    IsOffline = $prn.IsOffline
                    IsPaused = $prn.IsPaused
                    IsBusy = $prn.IsBusy
                    HasToner = $prn.HasToner
                }
            }
        }
        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 statuses.