How can extract images from pdf with high quality in Windows?

Using a free virtual printer driver is a clever method to extract photos from PDF on a Windows PC, especially if you want to avoid dedicated PDF tools.

The workflow is straightforward:

1. Open your PDF file in any program that can display it (like a web browser, Microsoft Edge, or any PDF reader).

2. Navigate to the pages that contain the photos you want to extract.

3. Press Ctrl + P to open the Print dialog.

4. From the list of available printers, select a virtual printer that supports image output (JPG, PNG, TIFF, etc.).

5. Click "Print."

Instead of printing on physical paper, you will be prompted to save the selected PDF pages as image files on your computer. You have effectively extract photos from PDF by converting each selected page into a separate picture file.

Give one a try. Install it, open your PDF, "print" a page to your new virtual printer, and choose JPG or PNG as the output format. You'll have your photo in seconds.