Monday, 20 February 2012

Windows 7: Set default printers based on location


Windows 7: Set default printers based on location

Are you tired of manually changing your default printer on your laptop, depending on which network you’re on ?
Did you know that Windows 7 can set default printers based on your location (i.e., the network to which you’re connected) ?

No? Well you do now, and here’s how:

Click the Start button and open “Devices and Printers” (you find it in the right Start Menu pane).

  1. In the Devices and Printers interface, select the printer you want to use on the first network
  2. Click Manage default printers on the toolbar.
  3. Check the box to “Change my default printer when I change networks“.
  4. Select the network for which you want this printer to be the default, from the Drop-Down list.
  5. Repeat the procedure for each network, then click OK to save your changes.

And that’s it


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