How to take off or deactivate password in pdf on Windows 11?

How to deactivate password in PDF:

First, open that password-protected PDF with any program you have—Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or even the free Adobe Reader. Type in the password and get the file open on your screen.

Now here's the magic part. Press Ctrl + P on your keyboard like you're going to print it. But instead of sending it to a real printer, look at the printer dropdown menu. You'll see "Microsoft Print to PDF" sitting there. Select that.

Click Print or Save (whatever the button says). A window will pop up asking where you want to save this new PDF. Give it a name and save it somewhere you'll remember.

The new PDF you just saved? No password. Seriously, that's all there is to how to deactivate password in PDF. You can open it, share it, edit it, whatever. The password is gone.

This only works if you know the password. If you forgot the password and can't open the file at all, this trick won't help you. You need to get the file open first. Some PDFs have a "permissions password" that blocks printing entirely. If that's the case, the Print option might be grayed out or just not work. But honestly, most regular PDFs don't have that restriction enabled.