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Where the data on the Printers (local) page of the Computer window comes from. See Computer Window Data Sources for how to read the Source column, and for the other pages of the Computer window.
Collected by the Printers scanner from WMI Win32_Printer. Both locally attached and network-connected printers that are installed on the target are reported.
Field |
Source |
Derivation / Notes |
|---|---|---|
Name |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.Name. |
Description |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.Description. |
Driver |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.DriverName. |
Comment |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.Comment. |
Location |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.Location. |
Local |
Calculated |
Decoded from the local bit of Win32_Printer.Attributes. Hidden. |
Shared |
Calculated |
Decoded from the shared bit of Win32_Printer.Attributes. |
Driver Version |
Registry |
The DriverVersion value under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\ in the driver's Drivers\Version-3 key. Drivers that store it as binary are decoded to dotted form, and a reported 0.0.0.0 is shown as blank. |
Share Name |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.ShareName. Hidden. |
Port |
WMI |
Win32_Printer.PortName. Hidden. |
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