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ghstrydr
Jun 25, 2025Copper Contributor
Windows Print to PDF is enabled, but does not work
I just did a pc recovery because I had a hanging update that would not go away, and the system files were corrupt. Now windows print to pdf shows it is available, but fails to print. The error me...
Virge
Jul 03, 2025Iron Contributor
Any error message from the printer?
ghstrydr
Jul 03, 2025Copper Contributor
No error messages from my printer, and all functions work fine via my printer. This is a weird situation where the drivers show up in the printui.exe, so I can uninstall them there, then reinstall them, but the drivers don't actually show up if I try to manually add the print to pdf feature. That feature is actually active, set to my default printer, but when I actually print to a pdf, it creates an empty file that is unreadable.
conversely, I can "save as a pdf" via my browser just fine, but Microsoft print to pdf, (which is an available option, and the default printer,) creates these empty files.