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Default Printer Keeps Changing (Windows)

From Windows 10, the management method of the printer that is normally used has changed. Check the following items for your Windows.

For Windows 11:

From Settings in the Start menu, change the setting of the printer you normally use.

  1. Open Set Printers & scanners

  2. Turn off Let Windows manage my default printer.

  3. Click the name of printer you normally want to use.

  4. Click Set as default displayed at top of window.

    When the printer is set as default, the Default is appeared.

For Windows 10:

From Settings in the Start menu, change the setting of the printer you normally use.

  1. Open Set Printers & scanners

  2. Remove the check mark from Let Windows manage my default printer.

  3. Click the name of printer you normally want to use.

  4. Click Manage.

  5. Select Set as default.

    When the printer is set as default, the Default is appeared.

For Windows 8 / Windows 8.1:

From the Control Panel, change the setting of the printer you normally use.

  1. Open Control Panel.

  2. Select View devices and printers or Devices and printers.

  3. Right-click icon of printer you want to configure.

    The settings menu opens.

  4. Select Set as default printer.

    When the printer is set as default, the printer icon is checked.