Turn off Windows default printer management

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Registry

HKCU Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

Value name: LegacyDefaultPrinterMode

Enabled: LegacyDefaultPrinterMode = 1

Disabled: LegacyDefaultPrinterMode = 0

Description

This preference allows you to change default printer management. If you enable this setting, Windows will not manage the default printer. If you disable this setting, Windows will manage the default printer. If you do not configure this setting, default printer management will not change.