Default printer settings and options that cannot be set

Unable to set the default printer is a problem that many users have a headache with. After the printer is installed, some users complain that they cannot set the default printer, which is not uncommon, but it is a bit tricky to solve, and is related to the core of the Windows operating system, the registry. The author found two ways to solve the default printer settings.

The registry key value of the default printer, which is stored in the location of the Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindows Ntcurrentversionwindows and is related to the current user of the system. So if you encounter a default printer that cannot be set, creating a new user is the most thorough solution. The first step is to open the Control Panel in the Start menu to find the user account option.

Start user account options in Control Panel

In the pop-up window, click Manage other account options.

User Account Control Interface

The thing to do here is to create a new user account, and this account will also give administrator privileges.

Give Administrator permissions

Then logout system, with this newly created account login, will find that the system does not change, all are in, different only login username and can set the default printer.

Although the above method is easy to use, but many people's objective environment does not allow to change the user, this part of the user how to do? This requires manual modification of the registry. Run regedit in the Start menu and eject Registry Editor. and open Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindows ntcurrentversionwindows this folder

Using Registry Editor

The author of the computer is normal, if you can not set the default printer, this option will not appear, then it is necessary to manually add device this key, type REG_SZ and set its key value to Xxx,winspool neyy, where xxx is installed after the driver system after the printer name, The following yy is 01 to 08 different numbers, the author is not MCSE, for this key value after the number of research is not deep, it is best to try more. After you save the registry, the default printer can be set. However, this method should only be used once, after the reboot, the system will tell the registry has changed, the default printer settings continue to fail. The author of Microsoft's official technical documents found in the perfect solution, if the netizen has a better way to inform us.