It is really easy to Change Default Printer in Windows 10 and you can find below 3 different methods to set the Default Printer on your computer.
Change Default Printer in Windows 10
While, the default option in Windows 10 is to allow Windows to manage the default printer, it also provides the option to manually select or set a default printer on the computer.
When you select or set a default printer on a computer, all the print jobs issued from your device will always be sent to the selected printer.
This setup is useful, if your computer is always located at a particular location (Home or Office) and also useful if there are multiple printers, but you prefer sending print jobs to a specific printer.
The only disadvantage of setting a default printer is that you will have to change default printer, whenever you happen to take your Home computer to office or bring the office computer to Home.
1. Change Default Printer Using Text File
An easy way to change the default printer in Windows 10 is by opening a blank text document.
1. Right-click in an empty space on the Desktop and select New > Text Document option.
2. Open the new Text Document, click on the File tab and select Print option in the drop-down menu.
3. On the next screen, right-click on your desired Printer and select Set as Default Printer option.
2. Change Default Printer Using Settings
The preferred way to Set or Change Default Printer in Windows 10 is by using the Settings App on your computer.
1. Go to Settings > Devices > select Printers & Scanners in the left-pane. In the right-pane, scroll down and uncheck Let Windows manage my default printer option.
2. Scroll up on the same screen > select the Printer that you want to set as default and click on Manage.
3. On the next screen, click on Set as Default button.
The selected printer will now become the default Printer on your computer. After this, you will find all your print jobs going to your selected default printer.
3. Change Default Printer Using Control Panel
1. Open Control Panel > make sure you are in Category view and click on View Devices & Printers.
2. On the next screen, right-click on your desired Printer and select Set as Default Printer option.
After this, Windows 10 will always send print commands to your selected default Printer.