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How to ask Windows if a printer spools or not (in either .NET or Win32)?

Feb 26, 2026 See the question and my original answer on StackOverflow

GetPrinter(...,2,...) should get you a PRINTER_INFO_2 that has an Attribute field that can contain PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECT (=2) if job is sent directly to the printer, not spooled.

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