Combined Scripts projects

RemoveHKeyPrinters/RemoveHKeyPrinters.ps1

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+$flagFolder = "C:\ProgramData\PrinterHKeyClean" 
+$flagFile = "${flagFolder}\v1.flag"
+
+if (!(Test-Path $flagFolder)) {
+    New-Item -Path $flagFolder -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+}
+
+if (Test-Path $flagFile) {
+    Write-Host "Script has already run. Exiting." --ForegroundColor Red
+    exit
+}
+
+$profileListKey = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList'
+
+$sids = Get-ChildItem $profileListKey
+
+$HKUsersPrinterPaths = @(
+    '\Printers\Connections',
+    '\Printers\ConvertUserDevModesCount',
+    '\Software\Xerox\PrinterDriver',
+    '\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices'
+)
+
+$HKLMPrinterPaths = @(
+    'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers',
+    'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Xerox\PrinterDriver'
+)
+
+Write-Host "Stopping spooler" --ForegroundColor Yellow
+net stop spooler
+
+foreach ($HKLMPrinterPaths in $HKLMPrinterPaths) {
+    try {
+        Remove-Item -Path "Registry::${HKLMPrinterPaths}" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+        Write-Host "Removed local machine key ${HKLMPrinterPaths}" --ForegroundColor Green
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+    }
+}
+
+foreach ($sid in $sids) {
+    $sid = $sid.PSChildName
+    $profilePath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $sid.PSPath -Name ProfileImagePath).ProfileImagePath
+    
+    foreach ($HKUsersPrinterPath in $HKUsersPrinterPaths) {
+        try {
+            Remove-Item -Path "Registry::HKEY_USERS\${sid}${HKUsersPrinterPath}" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+            Write-Host "Removed user profile key HKEY_USERS\${sid}${HKUsersPrinterPath}" --ForegroundColor Green
+        } catch {
+            Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+try {
+    Remove-Item -Path "C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS" -Recurse -Force
+    Write-Host "Removed PRINTERS from spooler" --ForegroundColor Green
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "Error Removing PRINTERS from spooler" --ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+}
+
+try {
+    Remove-Item -Path "C:\Windows\System32\spool\V4Dirs" -Recurse -Force
+    Write-Host "Removed V4Dirs from spooler" --ForegroundColor Green
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "Error Removing V4Dirs from spooler" --ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+}
+
+Write-Host "Starting spooler" --ForegroundColor Yellow
+net start spooler
+
+
+Write-Host "Running gpupdate" --ForegroundColor Yellow
+gpupdate /force
+
+try {
+    New-Item -Path $flagFile -ItemType File -Force
+    Write-Host "created flag at ${flagFile}" --ForegroundColor Green
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "Could not create flag at ${flagFile}" --ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+}