Set your Default Printer in Windows 10

In Windows, you can change your Default Printer in two locations:

Windows Settings

1. Click Start:

2. Click Settings:

3. Click Devices:

4. Click Printers & Scanners

5. Choose the printer you want to be your default by clicking it in the list, then select Manage:

6. Click Set as Default:

Control Panel

1. Click Start:

2. Type control panel, then Click Control Panel under the Apps heading:

3. Click View Devices and Printers under the Hardware Section:

4. Right-Click the printer that should be your default and choose Set as Default Printer:

You may be prompted that Windows will no longer manage printers for your device. This means Windows won't automatically select a printer based on which printer you used last.