Windows 10: Can not launch Printer Preferences window...

I can't access the "printing preferences" window. Just flash and disappear on screen.

However, I can access settings on Google, IE, Microsoft Edge (e.g.: to set color or non-color printing)
Windows 10 Pro N - version 1909.

My printer is XP-204 Epson.

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Can't change printer preferences in Windows 10

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft community.

I apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are glad to help you.

• 
  What exactly happens when you try to go into printer driver settings from Control Panel?
  

I suggest you to try the steps given below and check if it helps:

Step 1:

• 
  Type change default printer and hit
  enter.
  
• 
  Check whether you are able to change the preferences and properties from here.
  

Step 2:

• 
  Type printers and scanners and hit
  enter.
  
• 
  Check whether you are able to change the preferences and properties from here.
  

Hope this information helps. Do contact us for further queries. We will be happy to assist you.

Regards,

Jenith

 

Finding printer preferences

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing. I will certainly help you with this.

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

• Does the right click works on all other apps/program/files?
• What happens when you try to right lick on the pics that you are trying to copy?

To set the printing preference, kindly follow the below given steps:

• Press the Start menu, type Devices and Printers and hit enter.
  
• Right-click the printer that you want to use, and then click Printing preferences.
• Make your choices, and then click OK.

Check if issue is resolved.

Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

printer preferences causing protection fault windows 10

Hi,

Outdated printer drivers can cause issues when using printers. We'd like to learn more about your concern so that we could provide the proper resolution. We just have a few questions for you:

• Which build version of Windows 10 is on your computer? To check, click
  Start, type winver, and press Enter. For example, 14393.1066.
• Did you make any changes to your computer before this happened?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

As an initial recommendation, we suggest that you follow the steps carefully in this

article to fix printer problems. The article provides step-by-step instructions for running the automatic printer troubleshooter, updating your printer driver, and resetting the spooler service.

We look forward to your response and the result of the initial troubleshooting.