Printer Manager native Tool

A lightweight Windows Forms application (C# / .NET) that simulates the classic printer control panel from Windows XP and 7, for quick and efficient management of installed printers on modern systems (Windows 10/11).

🎯 Features

• 📜 Displays a list of all installed printers
• 🖱️ Right-click menu with:
  • Open Print Queue
  • Printer Preferences
  • Set as Default Printer
  • Printer Properties
• 🔁 Reload printers list
• 🧹 Spooler Tools (with admin rights prompt only when needed):
  • Restart Print Spooler
  • Clear Spooler Folder

💡 Why this tool?

Windows 11's printer settings are often slow and hidden behind multiple menus.
This tool restores a minimal and fast interface for technicians and system administrators.

🔒 UAC Smart Elevation

The app will only request admin privileges when needed, using UAC elevation:

• Restarting the spooler
• Clearing the spooler folder

No need to run the whole app as administrator.

🛠️ Technologies

• Language: C#
• Framework: .NET 8.0 (WinForms)
• Visual Studio 2022

🚀 How to Build

1. Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022+
2. Set configuration to Release
3. Build the project
4. Run the .exe

📦 Portable Mode

The application is fully portable and does not require installation.
All dependencies are embedded in the .exe.

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📄 License

MIT License – feel free to use, modify and redistribute.