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WMIC List printers


WMIC comes handy if you are a command line junkie.

To list printers via command line type:

wmic printer get name  = = = this will list all the printers installed on a workstation

To list the printer name and the port name of the printers, type this command:

wmic printer get name, portname

Type this command below to list the printer drivers:

wmic printer get name, drivername

To get the device id:

wmic printer get name, deviceid

You can deploy a batch file startup script to check which printer is installed on the computers and redirect the output to a shared folder.

PowerShell can also be used in conjunction with WMIC command:
http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2015/11/powershell-list-printers-of-remote.html


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Cheers!!!

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