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8.7. Windows 11 - Change the Default Printer

• Click the Start button and then type “Run”
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• An alternate method for opening the Run program is to press WIN+R on your keyboard.
• In the Run popup, copy and paste the following shell command:
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  • shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
• Click OK
• In the window that pops up, right-click the printer that the user would like to be their default
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• Click “Set as default printer.”
• You may see the following box pop up. If it does, click OK.
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• Once clicked, the printer icon will now have a green checkmark.
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• Repeat this process if the user needs to change the default printer in the future.