Hello @Kevin Arc
I can recommend to set up a GPO to define first a default printer at first logon into the machines then you would be able to workaround the "empty" default printer issue.
There is a previous post with different suggestions on how to follow the process: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/security/en-US/56a2b844-77b9-4935-9932-b226264f129b/set-default-printer-for-all-users-domain-pc?forum=win10itprogeneral
Hope this helps with your query,
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