Stop Windows OS from Changing My Default Printer

[Chris Kellum]

Hello,This problem has been bugging me for a while.My Default Printer changes about once or twice a month, seems like it's after a Windows Update.I would like to prohibit any automated changes to my default printer "." PERIOD! Is there a way to hard code in only allowing MANUAL changes to the default printer?I have went through Settings >> Devices >> Printers & Scanners and UNCHECKED the Let Windows manage my default printer box.I have went to the registry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows and created the DWORD for LegacyDefaultPrinterMo

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