I've been working on this for many hours. There is NO 'The printer I want is not listed' only Not finding what looking for which takes me to a windows page about bluetooth! Not helpful.
I deleted old Windows print to pdf after:
The Microsoft Document Writer comes pre-installed on Windows 10, 8/8.1 and 7 machines. If you've deleted the Microsoft XPS Document Writer while correcting a PDF problem in QuickBooks and need to reinstall it, follow the steps below. Follow these steps to reinstall this PDF converter utility. Make sure the driver is named ONLY Microsoft Print to PDF- if 'Copy 1' or something like that is.
Microsoft Print to PDF Is a New Feature in Windows 10. While you’re on a document or web page, choose the Print option and select Microsoft Print to PDF from the Printers drop down box. Type a file name in the Common File dialog that appears, and save the file. By default, it’s saved in Documents. How to Add or Reinstall the Microsoft PDF Printer - Microsoft Community Microsoft print to PDF stopped working after long time with no issues Windows 10 Forums Fix Microsoft Print to PDF Not Working or Missing in Windows Fix: Print to PDF not working in Windows 10 microsoft print to pdf not working - Microsoft Community. When you use the Microsoft Print to PDF to print to PDF file, nothing may happen after you issue the Print command, or it may only print to a.PRN file, even if Print to File option is unchecked in Printer Properties page.
Print to pdf appears to work it says its doing it but never puts anything in the file folder I save it to.
I found some solved this with resetting permissions on the Temp files especially if moved. I went through all the command prompts and got the end result as specified. No Joy.
In sharing you have to include Current Creator or something like that not just 'Everyone'. No Joy.
The try to find a problem options doesn't find a problem. .. except won't print to pdf
I believe in a prior version of Windows 10 there was a Printer is not listed option as this post describes. But in my latest update it disappeared.
NEW I found the printer is not listed option.. duh.... If you right click in the printer area the option does not show. However, if you use the upper tab 'Add a printer' does show and I followed every step in this article. It put the Print to PDF printer back in. No joy if print to it now doesn't even give me the save as file explorer which it did before.
I changed all the security settings to allow all the options. No joy.
I then set up the printer to 'save to file' But doing that only has a Postscript? output option. It opened explorer direction, let it save...showed it was saving.... but just as before, no file is actually saved.
So have basically run out of options nothing seems to work
I am going to just print on a regular printer that works fine and then scan it and convert to pdf. Would be easier if Print to PDF worked.
Windows has offered a built-in way to print a document to a PDF file, this feature in Windows 10 allows you to print any document to a pdf file. For some reason, if Microsoft Print to PDF option is missing from the list of printers, you can enable Microsoft Print to PDF printer for all users in Windows 10 by using the following ways.
How to enable Microsoft Print to PDF on Windows Features
Step 1: Press Win + X keys, click Control Panel in Quick Access menu, then click Program.
Step 2: Click Turn Windows features on or off.
Step 3: Check on Microsoft Print to PDF for what you want to do, and click on OK.
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When Windows is finished applying changes, you can restart your computer.
How to Add Microsoft Print to PDF on Devices and Printers
Step 1: Open Control Panel, click Hardware and Device and then click Devices and Printers.
Step 2: Click on Add a printer in the toolbar of Devices and Printers.
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Step 3: Click on the The printer that I want isn't listed link, and go to Step 4 below.
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How to Activate Microsoft Print to PDF Option on Settings
Step 1: Open the Settings app, click Device icon.
Step 2: On the left of Printers & scanners tab, click on Add a printer or scanner under Printers & scanners.
Step 3: Click on The printer I want isn't listed link.
Step 4: Select Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings and click on Next.
Step 5: Select Use an existing port, select FILE: (Print to File) from its drop-down menu, and click on Next.
Step 6: Select Microsoft in the left pane, select Microsoft Print to PDF in the right pane and click Next.
Step 7: Select Use the driver that is currently installed and click on Next.
Step 8: Then click Next, and then click on Finish.
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