Windows - Set Default Printer

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Windows 11 Instructions

Click the Windows icon in the bottom left, then click settings.
Click Bluetooth & devices, then Printers and scanners.
Click the toggle for "Let Windows manage my default printer" to turn it off. Then click on the printer you want to set as the default.
Click the button "Set as default".

Windows 10 Instructions

Press the Windows key to enter the search bar, or click in the search bar, then type out "Control Panel". Click the Control Panel entry in the search results.
If your Control Panel looks like the following, click "View Devices and Printers".
If your Control Panel looks like this, click on "Devices and Printers".
Right-click the printer you want to set as the default and then click "Set as default printer".