GetDefaultPrinter.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
   Get Default Printer
.DESCRIPTION
   Gets the default printer and writes the printer to a text file in the %APPDATA% folder. If
   this is executed through SCCM, it must be run as the user.
.Author
   Mick Pletcher
.Date
   06 April 2015
.EXAMPLE
   powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file GetDefaultPrinter.ps1
#>

#Declare Global Variables
Set-Variable -Name DefaultPrinter -Scope Global -Force

cls
If ((Test-Path $env:APPDATA"\DefaultPrinter.txt") -eq $true) {
	Remove-Item -Path $env:APPDATA"\DefaultPrinter.txt" -Force
}
$DefaultPrinter = Get-WmiObject -Class win32_printer -ComputerName "localhost" -Filter "Default='true'" | Select-Object ShareName
Write-Host "Default Printer: " -NoNewline
If ($DefaultPrinter.ShareName -ne $null) {
	$DefaultPrinter.ShareName | Out-File -FilePath $env:APPDATA"\DefaultPrinter.txt" -Force -Encoding "ASCII"
	Write-Host $DefaultPrinter.ShareName
} else {
	$DefaultPrinter = "No Default Printer"
	$DefaultPrinter | Out-File -FilePath $env:APPDATA"\DefaultPrinter.txt" -Force -Encoding "ASCII"
	Write-Host $DefaultPrinter
}

#Cleanup Global Variables
Remove-Variable -Name DefaultPrinter -Scope Global -Force

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