Windows 10 Changes Default Printer
Microsoft has removed the Network Location aware feature for Printers in Windows 10 and changed its behavior. Windows 10 now sets the last selected printer as the default printer. This can get irritating at times. If you are looking for a way to stop Windows 10 from changing your default printer, you can use Windows 10 Settings app or edit the Windows Registry.
Can’t Set Up Default Printer in Windows 10 If you have see one of these errors, first you should to open classic Control Panel and go to the Devices and Printers section. Right click on the printer you need and select item Set as default printer. By configuring Windows 10 to let you set the default printer, you can avoid printing to the wrong printer during the day. This is a stupid setting in Windows 10 to begin with, especially one that was hidden and recently implemented without much notice.
Default Printer keeps changing
From the WinX Menu, open Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners.
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Scroll down a bit till you see a setting Let Windows manage my default printer.
Microsoft lifecam hd 5000 windows 10 download. When this setting is turned On, the default printer is the last used printer.
Toggle the switch to the Off position.
Set your default printer in Windows 10
Now go set your default printer. You will see the entire list of printers a little above this setting.
Select the printer and click the Set as default button.
Windows 10 will not change it again, even if you use another printer.
Use Registry to set the default printer
If for some reason this does not help you, edit your Registry and see.
Run regedit and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindows
Change the value of LegacyDefaultPrinterMode from the default 0 to 1.
Having done this, set you default printer again.
Hope this helps.
See this post if you find that the Printer icon is not showing in your Desktop, Control Panel, Devices and Printers.
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I have 2 Win 10 computers and an XP computer in my home network. I have 2 printers connected to the XP computer. I mostly use the XP computer with Remote Desktop to control a Win 10 computer. The printers work fine in all situations except Remote Desktop with the XP computer connecting to the Win 10 computer.
Every time I print in this situation, I see that my default printer is my Canon 410, instead of my Canon 920. If I select Canon 920 as the default printer then it all works fine until the next day when I reboot all the computers.
I wonder if I should uninstall all printers and install the 920 first. The 410 was
bought first so it was installed first. I also tried changing the name of the 920 to 'a Canon 920' in case it was an alphabetical order thing, but that didn't help.
I've tried a lot of things it seems, like trying different settings on the Win 10 'let Win 10 set the default printer'. I've been running this setup for over a year and it seems like in the past it was working ok, so I assume some Win 10 update changed it.
Any suggestions?