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WenDalin
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Jul 03, 2025

Windows 11 Print Dialog Does Not Support Preview

We recently had an issue where a computer was upgraded to Windows 11. After the update, the print preview screen does not preview items and the portrait and landscape options are switched (Portrait i...
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BehoerLivesMatter
Iron Contributor
Jul 04, 2025

Use XPS viewer or a third-party PDF tool like Adobe Acrobat for print preview!

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    highstream
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 26, 2025

    I have a possibly related problem with the email program Sylpheed. In Win 11, Print Preview (Print) returns a blank page with the message "This app doesn't support print preview." That's true no matter which printer or format I choose to print with. It worked in Win 10. I'm wondering if this is related to the following message I received at MS Support (chat) regarding why Sylpheed and many other current programs/apps don't show in Settings>System>Notifications>Notifications from other apps and other senders:

    "This is a known issue where some apps, especially older or non-UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps like Sylpheed, do not register themselves properly with Windows' notification system."

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