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Set-PrintConfiguration

Sets the configuration information for the specified printer.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft PrintManagement reference: Sets the configuration information for the specified printer. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Set-PrintConfiguration [-Collate <Boolean>] [-Color <Boolean>] [-DuplexingMode <DuplexingModeEnum>]
 [-PaperSize <PaperSizeEnum>] [-PrintTicketXml <String>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-PrinterName] <String>
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-PrintConfiguration. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / PrintManagement · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Collate: Specifies whether to collate the output of the printer by default.
-Color: Specifies whether the printer should use either color or grayscale printing by default.
-ComputerName: Specifies the name of the computer on which the printer is located.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DuplexingMode: Specifies the duplexing mode the printer uses by default. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - OneSided - TwoSidedLongEdge - TwoSidedShortEdge
-InputObject (required): Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
-PaperSize: Specifies the paper size the printer uses by default. For valid values, see the Syntax section.
-PrintTicketXml: Specifies the print ticket XML defining the default print settings for this printer.
-PrinterName (required): Specifies the printer on which to set the configuration information.
-PrinterObject (required): Specifies the object which contains the printer on which to change the configuration settings.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the PrintManagement module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Set the default paper size

Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" -PaperSize A4

This command sets the default paper size of the printer named Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer to A4. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/PrintManagement/Set-PrintConfiguration.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/printmanagement/set-printconfiguration?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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