{"id":550,"date":"2019-04-10T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T16:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/?p=550"},"modified":"2019-08-27T13:33:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T17:33:37","slug":"set-your-default-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/2019\/04\/10\/set-your-default-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your default Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Type the word \u201cprinters\u201d (without quotes) into the Windows search tool.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"Windows search tool\" class=\"wp-image-591\" width=\"388\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/08\/image.png 388w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/08\/image-300x31.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Select <strong>Printers &amp; scanners<\/strong> from the search results.  <br \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"96\" class=\"wp-image-593\" style=\"width: 350px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/printersandscanners.png\" alt=\"Search Results: Printers and Scanners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/printersandscanners.png 346w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/printersandscanners-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To let Windows manage default printers, scroll to the bottom of your list of printers and select the appropriate checkbox.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"120\" class=\"wp-image-605\" style=\"width: 450px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/Printer-Default-Auto.png\" alt=\"Let Windows Manage Default Printer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/Printer-Default-Auto.png 448w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/Printer-Default-Auto-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To manually set your default printer, select your printer from the list and click the &#8220;Manage&#8221; button. Then click the &#8220;Set as Default&#8221; button.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"148\" class=\"wp-image-597\" style=\"width: 350px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/manageprinter.png\" alt=\"Manage Printer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/manageprinter.png 458w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/manageprinter-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"152\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"width: 350px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/setprinterdefault.png\" alt=\"Select Printer as Default\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/setprinterdefault.png 334w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/chwb-tech\/files\/2019\/04\/setprinterdefault-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>And you&#8217;re done!<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type the word \u201cprinters\u201d (without quotes) into the Windows search tool. Select Printers &amp; scanners from the search results. To let Windows manage default printers, scroll to the bottom of your list of printers and select the appropriate checkbox. 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