How to Turn On or Off Let Windows 10 Manage Default Printer
Starting in Windows 10 build 10565, Microsoft is introducing a new mode that makes your default printer the last printer you used most recently at your current location. This change helps ensure the best printer is preselected in inbox print dialogs.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to let Windows manage your default printer for your account in Windows 10.
If you set a printer as default, it will turn off let Windows manage your default printer.
Contents
- Option One: To Turn On or Off Let Windows 10 Manage Default Printer in Settings
- Option Two: To Turn On or Off Let Windows 10 Manage Default Printer using a REG File
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Devices icon.
2 Click/tap on Printers & scanners on the left side, and check (on - default) or uncheck (off) Let Windows manage my default printer for what you want on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
The downloadable .reg files below make changes to the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
LegacyDefaultPrinterMode DWORD
0= on
1 = off
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_On_Let_Windows_Manage_My_Default_Printer.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_Off_Let_Windows_Manage_My_Default_Printer.reg
Download
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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