How to Set Default Printer on Windows 10? [4 Ways Included]

I have discussed how to change the default save location on Windows 10 and today I would like to take about how to change or set default printer Windows 10.

By default, Windows 10 sets a default printer to the one used most recently at the current location. However, you can manually set your printer to a preferred one and it doesn’t change every time you move.

How to set default printer in Windows 10? You can try one of the following ways.

Way 1: Set Default Printer Windows 10 via Settings

Step 1: Click the Windows icon on the toolbar and then select Settings.

Step 2: On the Settings window, please click Devices and Printers & scanners in order.

Step 3: Look at the right pane and then untick Let Windows 10 manage your default printer.

Step 4: Scroll up to Printers & scanners. Click a printer you want to set as default and then click the Manage button.

Step 5: On the new window, please click Set as default to set the selected printer as default Windows 10.

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Way 2: Set Default Printer Windows 10 via Control Panel

Step 1: Open Control Panel by typing the function name in Cortana’s search bar and then clicking the result.

Step 2: Click Devices and Printers on the window of Control Panel.

Step 3: Under the Printers section, right-click the printer you want to set default on Windows 10 and then click Set as default printer.

Way 3: Set Default Printer Windows 10 via Print Dialog

Step 1: Open your Notepad on Windows 10 and then click File > Print.

Step 2: On the new popping-up window, right-click the printer you want to set default on Windows 10 and then select Set as Default Printer from the menu.

After Step 2, you might receive a prompt—Setting this printer as the default means Windows 10 will stop manning your default printer. If you receive the message, click the OK button.

Way 4: Set Default Printer via Command Prompt

Compared with the first three ways, this way is a little bit complicated.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt as administrator.

• Type Command Prompt in Cortana’s search bar,
• Right-click the most-matched item and then choose Run as administrator from the menu.

Step 2: On the Command Prompt window, type the following command and then hit the Enter key to run this command.

RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /y /n “Printer name”

Have you tried one of these ways? It is easy to set default printer on Windows 10 by following one of them, so have a try.

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