To obtain updates from this website, scripting must be enabled.
To use this site to find and download updates, you need to change your security settings to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting. To get updates but allow your security settings to continue blocking potentially harmful ActiveX controls and scripting from other sites, make this site a trusted website:
In Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
On the Security tab, click the Trusted Sites icon.
Click Sites and then add these website addresses one at a time to the list:
You can only add one address at a time and you must click Add after each one:
http://*.update.microsoft.com
https://*.update.microsoft.com
http://download.windowsupdate.com
Note:
You might have to uncheck the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in the zone option to enter all the addresses.
Microsoft Print to PDF is a handy feature in Windows 10 that makes printing documents to a PDF extremely easy. On some systems though, you might that Microsoft Print to PDF is missing when you go to use it.
That’s because it’s an optional feature in Windows 10 that’s usually on by default, but may need to be enabled and installed on some systems. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to enable and install Microsoft Print to PDF in Windows 10 for systems where it’s missing.
How to Enable Microsoft Print to PDF Optional Feature
Before you can install Microsoft Print to PDF, and its driver, you first need to enable it in Windows 10’s optional features.
- Hit
Windows key + R
on your keyboard to open the WindowsRun
dialog box. - Type in
optionalfeatures
and clickOK
, or hitEnter
on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can go to Windows Settings > Apps > Optional features > More Windows features (at the bottom). - in the
Windows Features
window that appears, locateMicrosoft Print to PDF
and check the box to the left of it then clickOK
.
Now you are ready to install Microsoft Print to PDF!
How to Install Microsoft Print to PDF / Driver in Windows 10
- Click the
Start
button and then click theGear
icon in the bottom left of theStart menu
. - In the
Settings
window that appears, clickDevices
. - Click
Printers & Scanners
underDevices
in the menu on the left. - Click
Add a printer or scanner
and then clickThe printer that I want isn't listed
when it appears (this can take a few seconds). - In the
Add Printer
window that appears, selectAdd a local printer...with manual settings
and clickNext
. - On the next screen, select
FILE: (Print to File)
from theUse an existing port
dropdown menu, and then clickNext
. - In the following screen, select
Microsoft
from the list on the left and thenMicrosoft Print to PDF
in the list on the right. ClickNext
afterwards.Note: If the
Microsoft Print to PDF
is missing from the list on the right, click theWindows Update
button, then look for it again.In some cases, the driver will still be missing from the list even after clicking the
Windows Update
button. To fix this issue, you’ll need to remove the old driver from the system first and then try the above again. Here’s how to remove the Microsoft Print to PDF driver from your system:- Open the Windows
Run
dialog box (Windows key + R), type inprintui.exe /s
, and hitOK
. - In the
Print Server Properties
window, click theDrivers
tab. - Locate the
Microsoft Print to PDF
driver underInstalled printer drivers
and remove it. When asked whether to remove only the driver, or the driver and its packages, remove only the driver. ClickYes
on any other confirmation boxes.
- Open the Windows
- Type a name for the printer, or leave it as the default
Microsoft Print to PDF
(recommended), and clickNext
. - Finally, click
Finish
in the Add Printer success window. You may also want to test the printer and make sure it’s working!
,
As you may know with Windows 10 you have the ability to create PDF files from any program, by using the virtual printer «Microsoft Print to PDF». If you have accidentally deleted the «Microsoft Print to PDF» printer, continue reading this article to learn how you can re-add the «Print to PDF» printer driver on your Windows 10 PC.
How to re-Install Microsoft Print to PDF after Deleting it.
1. Open Programs and features in Windows Control Panel. If you don’t know how to do that:
1. Press Windows + R keys to open the Run command box.
2. Type control & click OK.
3. Set the View by to Small icons and then click Programs and Features.
2. Click Turn Windows features on or off.
3. Uncheck the Microsoft Print to PDF feature and click OK.
4. When Windows completes the required changes, click Close.
5. Click Turn Windows features on or off again.
6. This time, check the Microsoft Print to PDF checkbox and click OK.
7. When Windows apply the change click Close and the then close the Programs and features window.
8. Navigate to Control Panel -> Device and Printers.
9. Normally, the Microsoft Print to PDF printer should be installed. *
* Note: To create a PDF file from any program, go to File > Print and select the Microsoft Print to PDF printer.
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Many users may want to add PDF as a printer, but sometimes you may notice that Windows print to PDF is missing or unavailable. You are disabled to print as a PDF. When you feel like to install this feature again, Windows print to PDF can’t reinstall.
In fact, printing PDF has some unspeakable advantages over other forms of the printer. Print to PDF enables you to print from any program, not restricting to Microsoft Word or text document.
And maybe that is why so many users are eager to remove the Microsoft print to PDF disappeared issue and hope to learn well how to print to PDF on Windows 7, 8, and 10.
Fix it for Windows 10
Fix it for Windows 7, 8
Part 1: Fix Missing Print to PDF on Windows 10
Prior to Windows 10, there is no Microsoft print to PDF. But as for the users who are running on Windows 10, print to PDF can’t either be used, it is high time to solve this printing error for your PC.
You may know that print as PDF is a feature pre-installed on Windows 10, so as long as you couldn’t print to PDF Windows, you need to deal with this issue instantly if you would like to print as you wish in programs.
Now in this part, it will mainly help you resolve Windows 10 Microsoft print to PDF not working.
1. Press Windows + R to activate the Run box and then in this box, input optionalfeatures.exe.
At last, click OK to turn on Windows features window.
2. In Windows Features window, scroll down to locate Microsoft Print to PDF and tick the box of it to turn on the feature –Microsoft Print to PDF. Then hit OK to save changes.
Step 1 to 2 is to enable Microsoft print to PDF. After that, you may also fail to print as PDF Windows 10. This time, you are supposed to obey the following steps below to further fix Windows 10 Microsoft print to PDF.
3. Then go to Start > Settings > Devices.
4. Under Printers &scanners, hit Add a printer or scanner.
5. Click The printer that I want isn’t listed.
Here if Windows 10 couldn’t detect any printer, you are able to choose the option – The printer that I want isn’t listed.
6. Then you will go to Add printer window, tick the box of Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings. Finally, hit Next.
7. Choose to Use an existing port and then select FILE: (Print to File). Soon after that, stroke Next.
8. In Add printer window, under Manufacturer, choose Microsoft. And under Printers, select Microsoft print to PDF. After that, click Next to go on.
9. Decide to Use the driver that is currently installed (Recommended) and then click Next.
10. Input a Printer name. And then hit Next for more steps.
Then you can see a printer with the name you have just added will be installed with the Microsoft print to PDF driver. And the Windows 10 missing print to PDF would be fixed in this way.
Related: How to add a printer on Windows 10
Part 2: Microsoft Print to PDF Missing on Windows 7, 8
With regard to Windows 7 or 8 consumers, although you have no Microsoft print to PDF choice, this post would let you know how to add print to PDF when print to PDF disappeared from Windows features on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Since there is no Microsoft Print to PDF, you would better make use of tools which are able to install this feature on Windows 8.1.
To replace print to PDF, you can use some helper to help you to achieve this goal, such as Adobe Acrobat and doPDF.
Even if you couldn’t print as PDF on Windows 7, 8 with built-in applications, these tools can assist you to print to PDF Windows.
To make a summarization, whatever it is on Windows 7, 8 or 10, to better solve unavailable print to PDF issue, this article will introduce to you how to effectively remove print to PDF unable usable problem.
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Как установить принтер Microsoft Print to PDF.
Печать в PDF (Microsoft Print to PDF) это функция позволяет легко конвертировать любые документы, фото, страницы в формат PDF с помощью операции печати.
Бывают сборки Windows, где она отключена или же просто удален сам принтер Microsoft Print to PDF, как раз в данной статье расскажу как подключить данный принтер.
Шаг 1 Клавишами Win + R вызываем окно Выполнить. Вводим команду OptionalFeatures и жмем OK.
Шаг 2 В окне Компоненты Windows, находим компаненту параметр Печать в PDF (Майкрософт) и ставим флажок, чтобы ее активировать и нажмите кнопку OK.
После того как Windows применит требуемые изменения, нажмите кнопку Закрыть, при этом перезагрузка компьютера не требуется.