How to add a WIA scanner to scanners and camera devices while using powershell.

Question

Dear MS Community,

I can't find enough information how to add a WIA scanner to scanner and camera devices. I however am able to install the INF driver using powershell, just the adding scanner part is not working out...

I look forward to your help.

Kind regards,

Answer 1

Hi there,

You can try WSD to install a WIA scanner driver .To install a WIA scanner driver with WSD, you should use the WSDScan.sys kernel-mode driver. During IRP_MN_START_DEVICE, WSDScan.sys reads the PKEY_PNPX_ID device property and saves it to the registry.

Install a WIA scanner driver with WSD

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/image/installing-a-wia-scanner-driver-with-wsd

In PowerShell you can achieve this combining the Get-PnPDevice to obtain the details and then you can use EnablePnPDevice in your Powershell scripts to add the device.

Get-PnPDevice usage:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/pnpdevice/get-pnpdevice?view=windowsserver2022-ps Enable-PnPDevice

Enable-PnPDevice usage:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/pnpdevice/enable-pnpdevice?view=windowsserver2022-ps

I hope this information helps. If you have any questions please let me know and I will be glad to help you out.

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Answer 2

Dear Limitless,

I tried these powershell cmdlets before, these are made for activating a disabled image/ camera device in devicemanager but not installing a device. So it does only work when the Wia scanner is already installed in Windows scanner and camera devices.

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In PowerShell you can achieve this combining the Get-PnPDevice to obtain the details and then you can use EnablePnPDevice in your Powershell scripts to add the device.

Get-PnPDevice usage:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/pnpdevice/get-pnpdevice?view=windowsserver2022-ps Enable-PnPDevice

Enable-PnPDevice usage:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/pnpdevice/enable-pnpdevice?view=windowsserver2022-ps

I hope this information helps. If you have any questions please let me know and I will be glad to help you out.

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Answer 3

To be more in depth, I want to do in powershell what this wizard does.