How Can I Deselect a Default Printer in Windows 7 and Get Back to No Printer Selected as Default?
I'm Working on a Bug in an Application Where the User Is Getting an Exception If They Attempt to Print Without a Default Printer Selected. I'm Trying to...
I'm working on a bug in an application where the user is getting an exception if they attempt to print without a default printer selected. I'm trying to recreate that, but I have a default printer set and can not get it unselected without selecting a different one.
Is there a way to get back to a point where no printer is set as the default?
I'm on Windows 7 Professional.
Thanks.
1 Answer
Disable Let windows manage my default printer
Delete (or rename):
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows->Device
Restart the print spooler.
It should work.. I had to fix the same EXACT bug in the past.. I think that is what I did to repro but it has been a while.
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