DEFSET

If you frequently change printers when using various applications on your computer, it's impossible to perform the operations quickly since it means accessing the settings panel to pick a printer instead of going with the default choice.

For this scenario, you can turn to DEFSET. It's a simple-to-use and straightforward program that gives you the possibility to rapidly modify the default printer used by your computer.

You don't have to go through an installation procedure to be able to use this tool. It's only necessary to unzip the downloaded archive and double-click the .exe in order to reach the main window right away. Thanks to this, DEFSET can be kept on a USB flash drive to be able to run it on any PC directly, without having to install or even copy it onto the hard drive.

When it comes to the interface, DEFSET opts for a small-sized window that only lists a dropdown menu for picking the default printer, along with two buttons for quitting to the desktop and for minimizing the tool to the systray area instead of the taskbar.

All printers are automatically detected and listed in the dropdown menu at startup. The default one is selected but you can open the menu to pick something else. There is no button implemented for applying changes because these take effect as soon as you make a selection. It's not even necessary to exit the utility to make this happen.

The software application works by writing information to an .ini file, which can be found in the Windows directory. This setting is associated with the current PC user only. If there are multiple PC users interested in quickly switching default printers, it's necessary to configure DEFSET for each user profile.