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Win32_Printer: Filtering Printers (WQL WHERE)
Shows the WQL WHERE clause syntax against Win32_Printer, starting from a LIKE '%' wildcard you customize with a real search term.
PrinterFiltered.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
WQL reference: filtering Printers with a WHERE clause (Win32_Printer).
.DESCRIPTION
WQL supports a SQL-like WHERE clause for narrowing results. This
starts from a LIKE '%' wildcard (matches everything) against
Name — replace the wildcard with a real substring to filter
for, e.g. WHERE Name LIKE '%searchterm%'.
.EXAMPLE
.\PrinterFiltered.ps1
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param()
$wqlQuery = "SELECT Name, DriverName, PortName, PrinterStatus FROM Win32_Printer WHERE Name LIKE '%'"
Write-Host "WQL: $wqlQuery" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
Get-CimInstance -Query $wqlQuery | Format-Table -Property Name, DriverName, PortName, PrinterStatus -AutoSize