Suspend-Print Job

Module:
printmanagement
Suspends a print job on the specified printer.

Syntax 

Suspend-PrintJob
       [-InputObject] <CimInstance>
       [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
       [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
       [-AsJob]
       [-WhatIf]
       [-Confirm]
       [<CommonParameters>]
Suspend-PrintJob
       [-ComputerName <String>]
       [-ID] <UInt32>
       [-PrinterName] <String>
       [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
       [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
       [-AsJob]
       [-WhatIf]
       [-Confirm]
       [<CommonParameters>]
Suspend-PrintJob
       [-ID] <UInt32>
       [-PrinterObject] <CimInstance>
       [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
       [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
       [-AsJob]
       [-WhatIf]
       [-Confirm]
       [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Suspend-PrintJob cmdlet suspends a print job on the specified printer. Use the Resume-PrintJob cmdlet to resume the suspended print job.

You can specify the print job to suspend by specifying the PrinterName and job ID parameters, specifying a printer object and the job ID parameter, or by specifying a print job object as an input.

You cannot use wildcard characters with Suspend-PrintJob . You can use Suspend-PrintJob in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.

You do not need administrator credentials to run Suspend-PrintJob .

Examples

Example 1: Suspend a specific print job 

PS C:\> Suspend-PrintJob -PrinterName "PrinterName" -ID 1

This command suspends the print job that has an ID of 1 on the printer named PrinterName.

Example 2: Suspend a print job using a printer object and print job ID 

PS C:\>$Printer = Get-Printer -Name "PrinterName" 
PS C:\> Suspend-PrintJob -PrinterObject $Printer -ID 1

The first command gets a printer named PrinterName by using the Get-Printer cmdlet. The command stores the result in the $Printer variable.

The second command suspends the print job that an ID of 1 on the printer stored in $Printer.

Example 3: Suspend a print job using a print job object 

PS C:\>$PrintJob = Get-PrintJob -PrinterName "PrinterName" -ID 1 
PS C:\> Suspend-PrintJob -InputObject $printJob

The first command gets a print job that has the ID 1 on the printer named PrinterName by using the Get-PrintJob. The command stores the result in the $PrintJob variable.

The second command suspends the print job in $PrintJob.

Required Parameters

-ID

Specifies the ID of the print job to suspend on the specified printer. You can use wildcard characters.

Type: UInt32
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-InputObject

Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.

Type: CimInstance
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PrinterName

Specifies a printer name on which to suspend the print job.

Type: String
Aliases: PN
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PrinterObject

Specifies the object which contains the printer on which to suspend the print job.

Type: CimInstance
Aliases: Printer
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type: CimSession[]
Aliases: Session
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ComputerName

Specifies the name of the computer on which to suspend a print job.

Type: String
Aliases: CN, computer
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Aliases: cf
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Type: Int32
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Aliases: wi
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Inputs

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/StandardCimv2/MSFT_PrintJob

This cmdlet accepts one print job object.

Outputs

This cmdlet produces no output.