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chris1170
Copper Contributor
Nov 18, 2021

Microsoft Print to PDF not working, nor any third-party PDF printer

Microsoft Print to PDF or any other third-party Print to PDF printers are not working for us. It looks like this is related to a bug in one of the latest security updates for Windows. Have anybody...
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shivinshrivastava
Copper Contributor
Mar 23, 2025

I tried some steps in Windows 11, and it starts printing PDFs again-

  1. Go to Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners > Microsoft Print to PDF. 
  2. Open 'Printer properties'. A 'Microsoft Print to PDF Properties' window will appear. 
  3. Click on 'Change Properties' button to get elevated access. 
  4. Now navigate to 'Advanced' tab at the top. 
  5. Tick the 'Keep printed documents' checkbox. 
  6. Click 'Apply' button and finally click on 'OK' button at the bottom. 

Voila! all done.

 

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