# Only run the this export script once all printers desired preferences have been set or if preferences have been tweaked, then run once again.

# Specify the desired output directory
$outputDirectory = "C:\Scripts\Printers\03-Printer-Properties"

# Specify printers to ignore (adjust as needed)
$printersToIgnore = "Fax", "Microsoft Print to PDF", "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"

# Get a list of all printers
$printers = Get-Printer

$printers = $printers | Where-Object { $printersToIgnore -notcontains $_.Name }

# Iterate through each printer
foreach ($printer in $printers) {
    # Export the Printer Properties as Dat
    printUI.exe /Ss /n $printer.Name /a "$outputDirectory\$($printer.Name).dat"
}