change-default-printer

1.0

change-default-printer.ps1

                                
<#PSScriptInfo

.VERSION 1.0

.GUID 9e0fe95d-a694-43d3-a972-c1779868af7e

.AUTHOR bsilva@maxtechnology.net

.COMPANYNAME

.COPYRIGHT

.TAGS printer

.LICENSEURI

.PROJECTURI

.ICONURI

.EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES 

.REQUIREDSCRIPTS

.EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES

.RELEASENOTES

.PRIVATEDATA

#>

<# 

.DESCRIPTION 

 This script is used to automate the process of changing the default printer, either when starting a specific program, at machine startup or at any time 

#> 

Param()

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing

$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form

$form.Text = 'Select the default printer'

$form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300,200)

$form.StartPosition = 'CenterScreen'

$form.ControlBox = $false

$form.FormBorderStyle = 'Fixed3d'

$okButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$okButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(60,125)

$okButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80,24)

$okButton.Text = 'OK'

$okButton.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK

$form.AcceptButton = $okButton

$form.Controls.Add($okButton)

$cancelButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$cancelButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(150,125)

$cancelButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80,24)

$cancelButton.Text = 'Cancel'

$cancelButton.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::Cancel

$form.CancelButton = $cancelButton

$form.Controls.Add($cancelButton)

$label = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$label.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,20)

$label.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(280,20)

$label.Text = 'Printers:'

$form.Controls.Add($label)

$listBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListBox

$listBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,40)

$listBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(260,20)

$listBox.Height = 80

$printerlist = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Printer

Foreach($printer in $printerlist){

    [void] $listBox.Items.Add($printer.Name)

} 

$form.Controls.Add($listBox)

$form.Topmost = $true

$result = $form.ShowDialog()

if ($result -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK)

{

    $printerselected = $listBox.SelectedItem

    $printer = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Printer -Filter "Name='$($printerselected)'"

    Invoke-CimMethod -InputObject $printer -MethodName SetDefaultPrinter

}