Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 come with extensive printer support thanks to the PrintManagement module. If you’d like to print official test pages on your printers, though, you need to resort to WMI.
#requires -Version 3.0 -Modules CimCmdlets, PrintManagement Get-Printer | Out-GridView -Title 'Print test page on selected printers' -OutputMode Multiple | ForEach-Object { $printerName = $_.Name $result = Get-CimInstance Win32_Printer -Filter "name LIKE '$printerName'" | Invoke-CimMethod -MethodName printtestpage if ($result.ReturnValue -eq 0) { "Test page printed on $printerName." } else { "Unable to print test page on $printerName." "Error code $($result.ReturnValue)." } }
When you run this code, a dialog opens and shows all your printers. Select one (or more, by holding CTRL), and have them print test pages.
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