DeletePrinterDriverPackage function

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01/07/2021

Deletes a printer driver package from the driver store.

Syntax

HRESULT DeletePrinterDriverPackage(
  _In_ LPCTSTR pszServer,
  _In_ LPCTSTR pszInfPath,
  _In_ LPCTSTR pszEnvironment
);

Parameters

pszServer [in]: A pointer to a constant, null-terminated string that specifies the name of the print server from which the driver package is being deleted. A NULL pointer value means the local computer.
pszInfPath [in]: A pointer to a constant, null-terminated string that specifies the path to the driver's *.inf file.
pszEnvironment [in]: A pointer to a constant, null-terminated string that specifies the processor architecture (for example, Windows NT x86). This can be NULL.

Return value

S_OK, if the operation succeeds.

E_ACCESSDENIED, if the package was shipped with Windows.

HRESULT_CODE(ERROR_PRINT_DRIVER_PACKAGE_IN_USE), if the package is being used.

Otherwise the HRESULT will contain an error code.

For more information about COM error codes, see Error Handling.

Remarks

Note

This is a blocking or synchronous function and might not return immediately. How quickly this function returns depends on run-time factors such as network status, print server configuration, and printer driver implementation factors that are difficult to predict when writing an application. Calling this function from a thread that manages interaction with the user interface could make the application appear to be unresponsive.

The driver store is typically %windir%\inf or %windir%\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository.

A driver package that shipped with Windows cannot be removed with this function.

The user must have printer administration privileges.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Header	Winspool.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Winspool.lib
DLL	Spoolss.dll
Unicode and ANSI names	DeletePrinterDriverPackageW (Unicode) and DeletePrinterDriverPackageA (ANSI)