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prncnfg
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Configures or displays configuration information about a printer. This command is a Visual Basic script located in the %WINdir%\System32\printing_Admin_Scripts\<language> directory. To use this command at a command prompt, type cscript followed by the full path to the prncnfg file, or change directories to the appropriate folder. For example: cscript %WINdir%\System32\printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg.
%WINdir%\System32\printing_Admin_Scripts\<language>
cscript %WINdir%\System32\printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg
Syntax
cscript prncnfg {-g | -t | -x | -?} [-S <Servername>] [-P <Printername>] [-z <newprintername>] [-u <Username>] [-w <password>] [-r <portname>] [-l <location>] [-h <sharename>] [-m <comment>] [-f <separatorfilename>] [-y <datatype>] [-st <starttime>] [-ut <untiltime>] [-i <defaultpriority>] [-o <priority>] [<+|->shared] [<+|->direct] [<+|->hidden] [<+|->published] [<+|->rawonly] [<+|->queued] [<+|->enablebidi] [<+|->keepprintedjobs] [<+|->workoffline] [<+|->enabledevq] [<+|->docompletefirst]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
-g
Displays configuration information about a printer.
-t
Configures a printer.
-x
Renames a printer.
-S <Servername>
Specifies the name of the remote computer that hosts the printer that you want to manage. If you don't specify a computer, the local computer is used.
-P <Printername>
Specifies the name of the printer that you want to manage. Required.
-z <newprintername>
Specifies the new printer name. Requires the -x and -P parameters.
-u <Username> -w <password>
Specifies an account with permissions to connect to the computer that hosts the printer that you want to manage. All members of the target computer's local Administrators group have these permissions, but the permissions can also be granted to other users. If you don't specify an account, you must be logged on under an account with these permissions for the command to work.
-r <portname>
Specifies the port where the printer is connected. If this is a parallel or a serial port, then use the ID of the port (for example, LPT1 or COM1). If this is a TCP/IP port, use the port name that was specified when the port was added.
-l <location>
Specifies the printer location, such as Copyroom. If the location contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text, such as "Copy Room".
-h <sharename>
Specifies the printer's share name.
-m <comment>
Specifies the printer's comment string.
-f <separatorfilename>
Specifies a file that contains the text that appears on the separator page.
-y <datatype>
Specifies the data types that the printer can accept.
-st <starttime>
Configures the printer for limited availability. Specifies the time of day the printer is available. If you send a document to a printer when it is unavailable, the document is held (spooled) until the printer becomes available. You must specify time as a 24-hour clock. For example, to specify 11:00 P.M., type 2300.
-ut <endtime>
Configures the printer for limited availability. Specifies the time of day the printer is no longer available. If you send a document to a printer when it is unavailable, the document is held (spooled) until the printer becomes available. You must specify time as a 24-hour clock. For example, to specify 11:00 P.M., type 2300.
-o <priority>
Specifies a priority that the spooler uses to route print jobs into the print queue. A print queue with a higher priority receives all its jobs before any queue with a lower priority.
-i <defaultpriority>
Specifies the default priority assigned to each print job.
{+|-}shared
Specifies whether this printer is shared on the network.
{+|-}direct
Specifies whether the document should be sent directly to the printer without being spooled.
{+|-}published
Specifies whether this printer should be published in active directory. If you publish the printer, other users can search for it based on its location and capabilities (such as color printing and stapling).
{+|-}hidden
Reserved function.