Our client just built a new printer server. They would like to remove old printers from each workstation and add the printers from the new printer server. There are different ways to do so, for example group policy and run command lines. This article shows you how to remove or add printers using commands (rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry) or created batch file to remove or add multiple printers.
Step 1: Find the printer server name and printer name
Option 1: if you know the printer server name, use net view command.
1. Open Command Prompt by typing cmd in the search bar.
2. Use net view to check the printer name
Option 2: If you don’t know the server name, use wmic printer list brief command
Option 3: You can also use PowerShell command; Get-Printer | Format-Table
Step 2: Remove a printer or printers using rundll32
To delete a printer uses this command rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /dn /n \\server1\printername, for example
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /n \\hsamgmtsvr02\Color-SHARP-6070N
Step 3: Add a printer or printers using rundll32
To add a printer uses this command rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /n \\server1\printername, for example
rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /n \\hsaprinter04\Color-SHARP-6070N
Step 4: If you want to remove or add multiple printers, create a batch file, for example printer.bat as showed below
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /n \\hsamgmtsvr02\Color-SHARP-6070N
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /n \\HSAMGMTSVR02\SHARP-MX-5071N
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /n \\HSAMGMTSVR02\SHARP-M1055-MailRoom
rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /n \\hsaprinter04\Color-SHARP-6070N
rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /n \\hsaprinter04\SHARP-MX-5071N
rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /n \\hsaprinter04\SHARP-M1055-MailRoom
Step 5: Run wmic printer list brief command to confirm adding
Please view this step by step video:
