Changing the default printer (Windows 10)

Unigrafia will renew the University printing service in October–December 2024 – the new service name is Uniprint

Unigrafia and the IT Center in cooperation with the new service provider Ricoh will begin the deployment of the University’s new printing service Uniprint from October 2024. This means moving to a new unified and integrated service that improves your printing experience.

You can find more information about the service on our service website www.uniprint.fi

Note: These instructions apply for Canon printers. We will update the instructions during the rest of the year. The new instructions for the Ricoh printers can be found on Uniprint.fi.

Smartcard-PCL or Smartcard-PS
- You should choose the Smartcard-PCL driver on Windows computers.
- Only Smartcard-PS works on Mac computers, so you should choose it.

Quick help

Detailed help

Open the Start menu and find Printers & Scanners.

A window will open containing a list of all installed printers. The default printer is marked with the grey text Default under it. If you wish to change the default printer, find the printer you want to use on the list, click its name and select Manage.

Select Set as default in the new window that opens.

Now you can close the settings window by clicking the X in the top right corner of the window.

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