Windows 10 comes with a feature that automatically sets the printer you used most recently to be your default printer. This can be annoying especially when you’re in an environment with multiple printers. If you don’t want Windows automatically setting or changing your default printer, the steps below will show you how to turn it off. Windows 10 is the most recent version of operating systems for personal computers developed and released by Microsoft as part of its Windows NT family. To get started, follow the steps below:
Disable Windows auto printer set
If you want to disable Windows from changing your default printer, do this. Click Start from the menu and select Settings (the gear icon on the left). Or you can press the Windows key + I on your keyboard to open it quickly. In the Settings pane, click “Devices” When the Devices pane opens, select “Printers & Scanners” in the sidebar menu. On the Printers & scanner pane, scroll down and locate the “Let Windows manage my default printer” option. Then uncheck it to disable the feature. As the note states, “When this is on, Windows will set your default printer to be the one you used the most recently at your current location“. Now that this is disabled, you can now set your default printer and Windows will not change it. Select the printer on the same page you want to be your default and click Manage. Then set it as default. That’s it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to disable the Windows feature that automatically switches your default printer to the most recently used one. If you find any error above, please use the form below to report. You may also like the post below:
