You probably know Get-Printer which returns the names of all installed printers on a system. However, you can’t get specific printer features or settings that way.
Get-PrinterProperty can help. Simply submit the name of a printer (use Get-Printer to find out the available printer names), and run the command below (make sure you change the printer name to one that exists):
PS> Get-PrinterProperty -PrinterName 'S/W Laser HP'
ComputerName PrinterName PropertyName Type Value
------------ ----------- ------------ ---- -----
S/W Laser HP Config:AccessoryO... String 500Stapler
S/W Laser HP Config:ActualCust... String 431800_914400
S/W Laser HP Config:AutoConfig... String NotInstalled
S/W Laser HP Config:Auto_install String INSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:BookletMak... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:CombineMed... String Installed
S/W Laser HP Config:DeviceIsMo... String Installed
S/W Laser HP Config:DuplexUnit String Installed
S/W Laser HP Config:DynamicRender String AUTODEVICE
S/W Laser HP Config:EMFSpooling String Automatic
S/W Laser HP Config:EdgeToEdge... String Enabled
S/W Laser HP Config:EmbeddedJo... String NotInstalled
S/W Laser HP Config:EnvFeed_in... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:HPDisplayD... String True
S/W Laser HP Config:HPFontInst... String TRUE
S/W Laser HP Config:HPInstalla... String HP2HolePunch-Q3689
S/W Laser HP Config:HPInstalla... String 500Stapler-Q2443
S/W Laser HP Config:HPInstalla... String Auto_install
S/W Laser HP Config:HPJobSepar... String NotInstalled
S/W Laser HP Config:HPMOutputB... String 500Stapler-Q2443
S/W Laser HP Config:HPMOutputB... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:HPOutputBi... String 0-0
S/W Laser HP Config:HPPCL6Version String PDL_VERSION_2-1_OR_GREATER
S/W Laser HP Config:HPPinToPri... String NotInstalled
S/W Laser HP Config:HPPrnPropR... String hpchl230.cab
S/W Laser HP Config:HPPunchUni... String NotInstalled
S/W Laser HP Config:InsLwH1_in... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:InsUpH1_in... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:JobRetention String Installed
S/W Laser HP Config:LineWidthC... String Disabled
S/W Laser HP Config:ManualFeed... String INSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Memory String 128MB
S/W Laser HP Config:PCCFoldUnit String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:PCOptional... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:PCVFoldUnit String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:PrinterHar... String Installed
S/W Laser HP Config:ProductClass String HP
S/W Laser HP Config:SHAccessor... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SHByPassTray String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SHDocInser... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SHInstalla... String MXFN19
S/W Laser HP Config:SHLargeCap... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SHMOutputB... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SHPaperFol... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SHPuncherUnit String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SPSOptiona... String None
S/W Laser HP Config:SecurePrin... String Installed
S/W Laser HP Config:StaplingUn... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray10_ins... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray1_install String INSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray2_install String INSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray3_install String INSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray4_install String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray5_install String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray6_install String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray7_install String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray8_install String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:Tray9_install String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:TrayExt1_i... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:TrayExt2_i... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:TrayExt3_i... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:TrayExt4_i... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:TrayExt5_i... String NOTINSTALLED
S/W Laser HP Config:TrayExt6_i... String NOTINSTALLED
Note: Get-PrinterProperty is part of the PrintManagement module which ships with Windows operating systems (client and server). If you use a very old Windows OS or another OS, the cmdlet may not be available.
The list of returned properties depends on the printer model. Run this to get a list of available property names only:
PS> Get-PrinterProperty -PrinterName 'S/W Laser HP' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PropertyName | Sort-Object -Unique Config:AccessoryOutputBins Config:ActualCustomRange Config:Auto_install Config:AutoConfiguration Config:BookletMakerUnit_PC Config:CombineMediaTypesAndInputBins Config:DeviceIsMopier Config:DuplexUnit Config:DynamicRender Config:EdgeToEdgeSupport_PC Config:EmbeddedJobAccounting Config:EMFSpooling Config:EnvFeed_install Config:HPDisplayDocUITab Config:HPFontInstaller Config:HPInstallableFinisher Config:HPInstallableHCO Config:HPInstallableTrayFeatureName Config:HPJobSeparatorPage Config:HPMOutputBinHCOMap Config:HPMOutputBinHCOPMLMap Config:HPOutputBinPMLRange Config:HPPCL6Version Config:HPPinToPrintOnly Config:HPPrnPropResourceData Config:HPPunchUnitType Config:InsLwH1_install Config:InsUpH1_install Config:JobRetention Config:LineWidthCorrection Config:ManualFeed_install Config:Memory Config:PCCFoldUnit Config:PCOptionalOutputBin Config:PCVFoldUnit Config:PrinterHardDisk Config:ProductClass Config:SecurePrinting Config:SHAccessoryOutputBins Config:SHByPassTray Config:SHDocInsertionUnit Config:SHInstallableHCO Config:SHLargeCapacityTray Config:SHMOutputBinHCOMap Config:SHPaperFoldUnit Config:SHPuncherUnit Config:SPSOptionalOutputBin Config:StaplingUnit_PC Config:Tray1_install Config:Tray10_install Config:Tray2_install Config:Tray3_install Config:Tray4_install Config:Tray5_install Config:Tray6_install Config:Tray7_install Config:Tray8_install Config:Tray9_install Config:TrayExt1_install Config:TrayExt2_install Config:TrayExt3_install Config:TrayExt4_install Config:TrayExt5_install Config:TrayExt6_install
Once you know the property name(s) you are after, you can limit the results to these properties:
PS> Get-PrinterProperty -PrinterName 'S/W Laser HP' -PropertyName Config:AccessoryOutputBins, Config:BookletMakerUnit_PC
ComputerName PrinterName PropertyName Type Value
------------ ----------- ------------ ---- -----
S/W Laser HP Config:AccessoryO... String 500Stapler
S/W Laser HP Config:BookletMak... String NOTINSTALLED
