Once you've finished step 8, you can close the Settings window and when you open something you'd like to print it will have this new printer selected by default. Now you will see Printer status: change from Idle to Default.On the Manage your device screen that loads, look for the option that is labeled: Set as default.Select Manage from the options that appear under the printer's name.Now scroll back up the Printers and Scanners page until you see the printer you want to set as your new Default Printer (in this example, I am using a HP Officejet printer).Scroll down the Printers and Scanners that loads until you get to the option that reads: Let Windows manage my default printer.On the left hand side of your screen, under Devices you will select Printers and Scanners.

In the Windows Settings window that loads, select Devices.After logging onto your PC, select the Start Menu in the lower left hand side of your desktop and select the icon that looks similar to a cog or wheel.If you wish to use a printer that is different than the one currently set on your Windows 10 PC (for example, you normally were working on the 3rd Floor of Riverside 2 and now you are working on the 1st Floor of Riverside 4), follow the steps below.

Change default printer windows 10