Finding your default printer in Windows 10

Finding your default printer in Windows 10

Finding your default printer in Windows 10

Date Updated: 7/2/23
Applies to: Windows 10

Finding Your Default Printer

1. Go to the search box in the bottom left of your screen.
          
 
2. Type 'Printers' into the Start Bar and open the Printers & Scanners settings window.
           

3. At the bottom of the window, look for a tick box near the 'Let Windows manage my default printer' subheading.
           

4. When you untick this box, the printer set as your default will gain an additional line of text to signify its status, as seen below:
           


Alert
Remember to re-tick the box once you've successfully found your default printer




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