When using an HP printer, you face some technical problems that may affect your device. You may encounter this error when you are unable to set the default HP Printer Error 709. Some other printers are set as the default printer in your PC, which printer you need is a secondary option when giving the print command, or the default printer value in the registry key is corrupted which causes this error. Without wasting your time you can contact our experts directly in a few minutes, and you can solve your issues easily.

Reason Behind Occurance of HP Printer Error 709

Look at the causes of HP Printer Error 709 listed below:

• Often some other printers are set as the default printer on your PC, which makes your preferred printer a secondary option when you place a print order.

• The default printer value in the registry key is repeatedly corrupted, resulting in this fault.

Methods to Fix Unable to Set Default HP Printer Error Code 709

The methods are given below to fix HP printer Error Code 709

1. Click on the Start button and check in the search box for 'regedit'. Right-click 'regedit' from the search results, and select 'Run as administrator'

2. Select 'HKEY CURRENT USER' in the Registry Editor window, select 'Software' within, select 'Microsoft' inside, 'Windows NT' inside,' Current Edition' inside, and 'Windows' inside. Notice that each folder is, as shown below, a subset of the previous folder. System

3. Finally, the Registry Editor should look like the one shown below and you should see the following address at the bottom or top: MicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionWindows'.address 'computer/HKEY CURRENT USERSoftware

4. Now right-click on the folder 'Windows' and choose 'Permissions'.

5. Select the 'Add' key. Button Add

6. Type 'Everyone' in the Object Names box and press the 'Check Names' button.

7. Click on 'OK' until 'All' has been recognized.

8. Select 'Everyone' in the Permissions window, check 'Full Access' and 'Read' checkboxes in the 'Allow' column. Then, press 'Submit' and then 'OK' at last. Total Access Control

9. Close software Registry Editor.

10. It's that!! Required updates have been made to your Windows registry.

11. Restart your machine now and you can set your favorite printer as the new default printer without any errors.

For users who have several printers mounted on their machines, Windows Error 709 is the most popular. If you follow the steps given above, however, then you will be able to permanently fix this issue in just a few minutes.