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IC_WVan
Copper Contributor
Oct 01, 2026

Microsoft Print to PDF

I use the Microsoft Print to PDF quite frequently. Until recently you got a prompt to select a location to save the resulting PDF file, however that stopped happening after a recent update. Where i...
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Jamony
MCT
Oct 04, 2026

You expect Microsoft Print to PDF to open a Save As dialog, but after the update it no longer appears. The virtual printer normally asks the calling application for an output filename; it does not have a configurable default folder that silently stores every PDF. First, print a one-line Notepad document to Microsoft Print to PDF. Check whether the Save As window opened behind another window or on a disconnected display, and clear any stuck job in Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners > Microsoft Print to PDF > Open print queue. If Notepad also fails, run the Printer troubleshooter in Get Help, remove Microsoft Print to PDF, restart Windows, then add it again through Windows Features. If only one application is affected, repair that application because its print workflow controls the dialog. Until fixed, use that application's Export or Save as PDF command.