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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787122048
Length 660 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. What's New in PowerShell and Windows Server 2. Implementing Nano Server FREE CHAPTER 3. Managing Windows Updates 4. Managing Printers 5. Managing Server Backup 6. Managing Performance 7. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 8. Managing Windows Networking Services 9. Managing Network Shares 10. Managing Internet Information Server 11. Managing Hyper-V 12. Managing Azure 13. Using Desired State Configuration

Changing printer drivers

Once you set up a printer, as shown in the recipe Installing and sharing a printer, users can use the printer and its associated driver to print their documents. You may need to change the driver to change the printer model or to update the driver. In the Installing and sharing a printer recipe, you installed an NEC Color MultiWriter Class Driver, which works with many NEC color printers. But suppose you decide to replace this printer with a different printer model from a different vendor, say an HP color laser printer.

In this recipe, you change the driver for the printer. The assumption behind this recipe is that the printer name and printer port (the printer's IP address and port number) remains constant. You might need to change the printer driver for a printer, should you replace an old printer for a newer or different printer (for example, replacing...

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