Add-PrinterDriver
Add-PrinterDriver
Installs a printer driver on the specified computer.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Add0
Add-PrinterDriver [-Name] <String> [[-InfPath] <String> ] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-PrinterEnvironment <String> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Add-PrinterDriver cmdlet installs a printer driver on the specified computer.
You cannot use wildcard characters with Add-PrinterDriver. You can use Add-PrinterDriver in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You need administrator privileges to use Add-PrinterDriver.
Parameters
-AsJob
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-CimSession<CimSession>
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ComputerName<String>
Specifies the name of the computer on which to install the printer driver.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-InfPath<String>
Specifies the path to the printer driver INF file in the driver store. INF files contain information about the printer and the printer driver.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String>
Specifies the name of the printer driver.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-PrinterEnvironment<String>
Specifies the printer driver environment.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ThrottleLimit<Int32>
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0
is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
- This cmdlet takes no input objects.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- This cmdlet produces no output.
Examples
-------------------------- EXAMPLEExample 1: Add a printer driver with specified Driver Name -------------------------- Example: Add a printer driver
This command installs the printer driver specified by Name on the local computer.
PS C:\> Add-PrinterDriver –Name "Driver Name"
-------------------------- ExampleXAMPLE 2: Add a printer driver with specified Driver Name on remote computer -------------------------- xample: Add a printer driver on remote computer
This command installs the printer driver specified by Name on the remote computer specified by ComputerName.
PS C:\> Add-PrinterDriver –Name "Driver Name" -ComputerName "printServer"