How to Turn Manage Default Printer on or off in Windows 10 & 11

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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Windows 10 features a unique setting that can set the last used printer as your default printer. While this might work for most people, you might want to manage the default printer yourself.

Click Start > Settings > Devices.

Click on Printers & scanners.

Check or uncheck Let Windows manage your default printer on the right.

We can also make the changes by downloading our registry files or editing the registry.

Download Manage Default Printer on or off from MajorGeeks.

Double-click Let Windows Manage My Default Printer - OFF.reg or Let Windows Manage My Default Printer - On.reg (Default).

Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.

Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.

This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Registry Tweaks.

Advanced users can navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows and modify the Value data of LegacyDefaultPrinterMode. 0 is on and 1 is off.

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