Windows 10 Default Printer Managment

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Windows 10 (vers. 10586) is getting more unhelpful by trying to be helpful.

 

After all these years of letting users select printers  there is a  new setting, by default turned on, that tries to manage your print jobs.

 

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To turn it off, choose Devices from the Setting menu:

 

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Scroll down until you see 'Let windows manage my default printer and slide that selection to 'Off'.

 

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