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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, May 12, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to stop Windows 11 from changing your default printer
• Beware the dangerous NewProfilePic app that’s spreading via Facebook
• Q&A: What exactly is ‘The Cloud’?
• Why I never put much trust in a ‘first impression’
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to stop Windows 11 from changing your default printer
If you have more than one printer connected to your Windows 11 PC you’ve probably noticed how Windows keeps changing the default printer to the last printer you used to print something.
This can be quite annoying if you use a particular printer for most print jobs and only switch to the other one when you need to send a rare print job to it.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to tell Windows to keep its grubby hands off your default printer setting. Just follow the steps below:
1 – Right-click the Start button, then select Settings from the menu.
2 – In the left-hand pane, click Bluetooth & devices.
3 – In the right-hand pane, click Printers & scanners.
4 – Toggle the “Let Windows manage my default printer” setting to Off.
That’s all there is to it. Windows 11 will no longer change your default printer without your explicit instructions to do so (via the Settings, of course).
By the way, you can do this in Windows 10 as well, but there are a few subtle differences in the steps you’ll need to follow. This post explains how to do it in Windows 10.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Beware the dangerous NewProfilePic app that’s spreading via Facebook
This app is spreading fast via Facebook, and that isn’t a good thing.
• Q&A: What exactly is ‘The Cloud’?
A reader wants to know what folks are talking about when they use the term “The Cloud”. This post has my simplified explanation.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Why I never put much trust in a ‘first impression’
First impressions can be powerful motivators when we’re trying to size someone we just met up. Unfortunately, they are often way off the mark.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Microsoft May 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 75 flaws
• Qualcomm is using AI to supercharge your phone’s cellular signal
• Google announces its first smartwatch, appropriately named Pixel Watch
• iPod touch is now completely sold out in the US Apple Online Store
• The iPhone 14 could be the last iPhone to have a Lightning port
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