Next, enter the PrintManagement.msc command at the Run prompt. If the Print Management Console is installed, you will see it open, as shown in Figure 1.
For some, the Print Management Console's absence is a nonissue. After all, Windows 10 allows you to install and use printers without having to open the Print Management Console. Even so, the Print Management Console can be extremely useful for Windows administrators, particularly in an office environment.
Although many IT professionals are quick to dismiss the Print Management Console as being one of those tools that exists mostly for use on server operating systems (OSes), the Print Management Console definitely has its place within a desktop-centric environment.
One of the reasons why the Print Management Console is useful is because it simplifies the process of working with multiple printers. Rather than having to navigate the Printers and Scanners settings or the legacy Control Panel -- which Microsoft will soon remove from Windows -- the Print Management Console acts as a single pane of glass interface for managing all of your printers.
These printers do not have to be directly attached to your PC. Network printers are also exposed through the Print Management Console. You can use the Print Management Console to update device drivers and configure all the various print settings.
Another reason why the Print Management Console is so useful is that it allows access to the print queues for individual printers -- or print device, as Microsoft likes to call it -- so you can see the individual jobs that exist within the print queue. You can delete a "stuck" print job if necessary. You can also cancel a print job or even change the order in which print jobs will be printed.
Microsoft allows you to use the Print Management Console to apply access controls and other security settings to individual printers. For example, if you have a printer that is expensive to operate or used for a special purpose, such as printing checks, then you can use the Print Management Console to control who is allowed to print to the printer. You can also control who is allowed to manage the documents within the print queue.