Control Panel>Devices and Printers object locations?

Mr. Jones

So I'm learning to code powershell and I'm playing around with writing my own script to target and delete network xerox printers and printer drivers from a machine locally. I'm having issues where when I run the following scripts:

PS C:\Windows\System32> Get-Printer | where{$_.Name -like "*Xerox*"} | Remove-Printer

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PS C:\Windows\System32> Get-PrinterDriver | where{$_.Name -like "*Xerox*"} | Remove-PrinterDriver

The scripts work, as Get-Printer, Get-PrinterDriver verify that they no longer exist, but they still show up greyed-out in Control Panel>Devices and Printers. (rebooting machine doesn't make them go away either).

A bit of trial and error to be sure I couldn't figure it out before I asked you all was to additionally delete any match to "Xerox" in registry, and a complete removal of all files in the following directories:

C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Servers\*
C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\x64\*
C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers\*
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\*Xerox*

I'm obviously looking for a way to streamline this process, so without opening Control Panel via GUI, and manually deleting them, I'd like to do it with script. This isn't a request for a script however, but a request for information regarding the location of these objects, or any experience in regards to deleting them.

JaredBusch

@mr-jones this is what I use.

It is not 100% but I have never noticed a left over printer.
https://mangolassi.it/post/413461

Mr. Jones

https://mangolassi.it/post/413461

Oh look, G I Jones, I remember that guy.

Anyway, this is adding a network printer... I don't think this helps at all to be honest. Did you misread the post? Am I missing something?

Dashrender

@mr-jones said in Control Panel>Devices and Printers object locations?:

https://mangolassi.it/post/413461

Oh look, G I Jones, I remember that guy.

Anyway, this is adding a network printer... I don't think this helps at all to be honest. Did you misread the post? Am I missing something?

it does have one line that removes a port

Remove-PrinterPort -name $PrinterPort