Change the Default Print Settings (Windows)

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When you change an application's print settings, the changes only apply to documents printed with that application. To change print settings for all Windows applications, you must configure the printer driver properties.

Do one of the following:
- For Windows Server 2008
  Click (Start)>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Printers.
- For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
  Click (Start)>Devices and Printers.
- For Windows 8.1
  Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.
- For Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019
  Click >Windows System>Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.
- For Windows Server 2012
  Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
- For Windows Server 2012 R2
  Click Control Panel on the Start screen. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
Right-click the Brother XXX-XXXX Printer icon (where XXX-XXXX is the name of your model), and then select Printer properties. If printer driver options appear, select your printer driver.
The printer properties dialog box appears.
Click the General tab, and then click the Printing Preferences... or Preferences... button.
The printer driver dialog box appears.
Select the print settings you want to use as defaults for all of your Windows programs.
Click OK.
Close the printer properties dialog box.

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