Here's how to set a default printer on Windows and macOS to avoid the frustration and waste of sending a black-and-white document to your color photo printer.

If Windows 11/10 keeps changing your default printer, disable Let Windows manage my default printer setting or tweak your Registry.

To set a default printer on your Windows 10 computer, you'll need to search for and open into your Printers & Scanners menu.

You can turn off the Let Windows manage my default printer automatically setting In Windows 11/10 via Settings, Group Policy or Registry. Learn how to set it so.

Currently at work there are two printers. The first one is a HP Officejet pro 8600 and a brother dcr-8110dn . The HP printer is wireless and the brother requires a usb cable to be connected to the ...