How to Set Windows 11 To Manage Your Default Printer

How to Set Windows 11 To Manage Your Default Printer

When I go into town, I will stop by my favorite Internet café to get some work done. The kind folks there will sometimes let me hook up my laptop to their printer to print documents if I need to. Since upgrading to Windows 11, I discovered that the operating system enables default settings for managing your printers.

Normally, Windows 11 will automatically set the printer you used most recently to be your default printer. For some people, this can be annoying. Luckily, you can turn this feature off and manage your default printer manually. Here’s how.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
manage default printers windows 11

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 11 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.