Set your Default Printer in Windows 10

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.



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