Get-AttachedPrinterStatus.ps1
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<#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 1.0 .GUID f6aa63a7-4632-4bfc-94bb-d212ee9bacd6 .AUTHOR Kalichuza .COMPANYNAME .COPYRIGHT .TAGS .LICENSEURI .PROJECTURI .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES .PRIVATEDATA #> <# .DESCRIPTION Returns the status of all or a single connected printer (whether is connected or not) #> # Script to check printers based on connection type using CIM [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateSet('USB', 'Network', 'WSD')] [string]$ConnectionType, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string]$PrinterName ) try { # Determine the connection type filter switch ($ConnectionType) { 'USB' { $printers = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Printer | Where-Object { $_.PortName -match 'USB' } } 'Network' { $printers = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Printer | Where-Object { $_.PortName -match 'IP_' } } 'WSD' { $printers = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Printer | Where-Object { $_.PortName -match 'WSD' } } } # Filter by printer name if provided if ($PrinterName) { $printers = $printers | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*$PrinterName*" } } # Display printer status if ($printers) { $printers | ForEach-Object { $status = if ($_.WorkOffline -eq $false -and $_.PrinterStatus -eq 3) { "Online" } else { "Offline or Unavailable" } Write-Output "Printer: $($_.Name) | Status: $status | Port: $($_.PortName)" } } else { Write-Output "No printers found with the specified connection type." } } catch { Write-Error "An error occurred: $_" } |