Print images

Although Power Automate enables you to print documents using the Print document action, printing image files requires a different approach.

To print an image file, create a batch script that launches Microsoft Paint and prints the selected image file through it. To develop the script, create a new .txt file, copy the following code, and save it as Image-printing.bat.

Note

Before saving the script, replace the Image_Path placeholder with the file path of the image you want to print.

@echo off+

title Print Images


rem The following command launches Microsoft Paint and prints the selected file using the default printer.

mspaint /p "Image_Path"


rem The following command ends the Microsoft Paint process. 

taskkill /IM "mspaint.exe"

To run the script, use the Run application action and populate the path of the batch file in the Application path field.

Alternatively, you can print image files using the Run DOS command action with the following command as an input:

Note

Before running the flow, replace the Image_Path and Printer_Name placeholders with the file path and the printer's name, respectively.

rundll32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_PrintTo "Image_Path" "Printer_Name"