Public/Remove-specPrinters.ps1
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Function Remove-specPrinters { [cmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [System.Object[]]$allPrintersToRemove ) #region 6. Delete printers if ((Get-specNumberOfItems $allPrintersToRemove) -gt 0) { Write-Host "Removing any printers set to 'Delete'" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan Write-Host '-------------------------------------' -ForegroundColor DarkCyan } $count = 0 foreach ($printerToRemove in $allPrintersToRemove) { # Extract the printer name as we will be using this in a few places # $printerName = $printerToRemove.Printer_Name #$printerIP = $printerToRemove.Printer_Connection #$printerPORT = "TCPPort:$printerIP" # Extract the printer name, checking for both 'Printer_Name' and 'name' if ($printerToRemove.Printer_Name) { $printerName = $printerToRemove.Printer_Name } else { $printerName = $printerToRemove.Name } # Extract the printer connection, checking for both 'Printer_Connection' and 'Portname' if ($printerToRemove.Printer_Name) { $printerIP = $printerToRemove.Printer_Connection } else { $printerIP = $printerToRemove.PortName } # Extract the printer connection, checking for both 'Printer_Connection' and 'Portname' if ($printerToRemove.Port_Name) { $printerPORT = "TCPPort:$printerIP" } else { $printerPORT = $printerToRemove.PortName } $count++ Write-specAlignedStrings -String1 'Processing:' -String1Value "$($count) of $(Get-specNumberOfItems $allPrintersToRemove)" ` -String2 'Printer:' -String2Value $($printername) ` -String3 'Port:' -String3Value $($printerPORT) # Instantiate the Printer object using New-specPrinterObject $printer = New-specPrinterObject -Name $printerName -PortName $printerPORT # Check if the printer exists before attempting to remove it if ($printer.PrinterExists()) { try { # Remove the printer $printer.RemovePrinter() sleep 5 # Remove the port (if it exists) if ($printer.PortExists()) { Restart-Service spooler $printer.RemovePort() Write-Host "Printer '$printerName' and its associated port removed successfully. Driver retained." -ForegroundColor DarkGreen } else { Write-Host "Printer '$printerName' removed successfully. Port not found." -ForegroundColor DarkYellow } } catch { Write-Warning "Failed to remove printer '$printerName' or its port: $_" } } else { Write-Host "Printer '$printerName' not found. Skipping removal." -ForegroundColor DarkGray } } #endregion 6. Delete printers } |