Windows 10 2004 & 20H2 not running VBS script to remove network printers

Question

Script to remove all network printers:

'REMOVE ALL NETWORK PRINTERS
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * From Win32_Printer Where Network = True")
For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
objPrinter.Delete_
Next

Windows 10 builds and script run status:

1) Version 1909
OS build 18362.1198

Script status – script runs successfully

2) Version 2004
OS build 19041.662

Script status – script run error

3) Version 20H2
OS build 19042.662

Script status – script run error

SCRIPT RUN ERROR:

Script: C:\REMOVE-N-PRINTERS.vbs
Line: 7
Char: 1
Error: Generic Failure
Code: 80041001
Source: SWbemObjectEx

Answer

Hi,

Have you tried running the VBS scipt on different machines with Version 2004 & Version 20H2? Did all of them get the same error?

If so, please first try below troubleshooting steps to see if any help.

Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps > Choose default apps by file type > manually select "Microsoft Windows Based Script Host" again for .vbs extension > run script again to check if error
Stop and restart winmgmts servuces
Open command prompt > run net stop winmgmt > open Windows Explorer, navigate to %systemroot%\system32\wbem and delete the Repository directory > run net start winmgmt > run script again to check if error
Re-register the dll file
Open command prompt > run below commands:
cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem
for %i in (.dll) do RegSvr32 -s %i
for %i in (.exe) do %i /RegServer

If all above methods cannot resolve the error, please check if you can use the VBS script in below link to remove all network printers. I have done a lab test in my environment. My version is windows 2004 OS build 19041.572. I can run the script successfully.
How to remove all network printers on a computer
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/How-to-remove-all-network-d3979e18

Thanks,

Eleven

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