Reusing Printer HDC for Multiple Documents in WinUI2 Application

I'm developing a WinUI2 (WinRT/C++) application, and we plan to include an option to print documents using the available printers. We want to avoid using the system's default Printer Dialog box and are instead creating our own custom solution.

Currently, I'm obtaining the printer HDC using CreateDC, and then printing the document using the sequence: StartDoc -> StartPage -> ... -> EndPage -> EndDoc. My question is whether it’s possible to use the same printer HDC to print multiple documents without calling DeleteDC in between, or should I call DeleteDC after printing each document and create a new CreateDC for each subsequent document?

The code flow would look something like this:

HDC hdc = CreateDC(...);

DOCINFO di = {};
di.cbSize = sizeof(DOCINFO);

// First document
StartDoc(hdc, &di);
StartPage(hdc); 
// draw bitmap using BitBlt... 
EndPage(hdc);
EndDoc(hdc);

// Second document
StartDoc(hdc, &di);
StartPage(hdc);
// draw bitmap using BitBlt... 
EndPage(hdc);
EndDoc(hdc);

DeleteDC(hdc);

Basically, I have a few questions:

• Can we use the same printer HDC to print multiple documents?
• Is it possible to hold an HDC (i.e., not calling DeleteDC) for a period of time? For example, can I print one document, perform some other tasks, and then print another document using the same HDC—possibly on a different thread?

If this is possible, my goal is to obtain the printer HDC once, store it, and reuse it for future printing tasks.

Thanks in advance for any insights, help, or suggestions!