Public/Remove-specUnassignedTcpPrinterPorts.ps1
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function Remove-specUnassignedTcpPrinterPorts { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes unassigned TCP/IP printer ports. .DESCRIPTION This function identifies and removes any TCP/IP printer ports that are not currently assigned to a printer. .EXAMPLE Remove-UnassignedTcpPrinterPorts #> try { # Get all TCP/IP printer ports $tcpPorts = Get-PrinterPort | Where-Object { $_.PortMonitor -eq 'TCPMON.dll' } # Get ports that are currently assigned to printers $assignedPorts = Get-Printer | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PortName # Find ports that are not assigned to any printer $unassignedPorts = $tcpPorts | Where-Object { $assignedPorts -notcontains $_.Name } # Remove unassigned TCP/IP ports if ($unassignedPorts) { [int]$count = 0 $unassignedPorts | ForEach-Object { $count++ } Write-Host "Found $Count unassigned port(s)" -ForegroundColor DarkYellow foreach ($up in $unassignedPorts) { try { Write-Host "Removing $($up.name)..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray -NoNewline Remove-PrinterPort -Name $up.name -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host 'Removed' -ForegroundColor DarkGreen } catch { Write-Error "An error occurred removing the port: $_" } } } else { Write-Host 'No unassigned ports found.' -ForegroundColor DarkGray } } catch { Write-Error "An error occurred in the function: $_" } } |