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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.

  1. Hit Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Windows Run dialog box.
  2. Type in optionalfeatures and click OK, or hit Enter on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can go to Windows Settings > Apps > Optional features > More Windows features (at the bottom).
  3. in the Windows Features window that appears, locate Microsoft Print to PDF and check the box to the left of it then click OK.
    Windows 10 Microsoft Print to PDF in Optional Features with OK Button Highlighted

Now you are ready to install Microsoft Print to PDF!

How to Install Microsoft Print to PDF / Driver in Windows 10

  1. Click the Start button and then click the Gear icon in the bottom left of the Start menu.
  2. In the Settings window that appears, click Devices.
    Windows 10 Devices in Settings Window

  3. Click Printers & Scanners under Devices in the menu on the left.
    Windows 10 Printers and Scanners Option in Device Settings

  4. Click Add a printer or scanner and then click The printer that I want isn't listed when it appears (this can take a few seconds).
    Windows 10 Printers and Scanners That Device I Want is not Listed Option

  5. In the Add Printer window that appears, select Add a local printer...with manual settings and click Next.
    Windows 10 Add Printer Windows with Local Printer Option Selected and Next Button Highlighted

  6. On the next screen, select FILE: (Print to File) from the Use an existing port dropdown menu, and then click Next.
    Windows 10 Add Printer Window with Existing Port Dropdown Menu Open and FILE Option Selected

  7. In the following screen, select Microsoft from the list on the left and then Microsoft Print to PDF in the list on the right. Click Next afterwards.
    Windows 10 Add Printer Window With Microsoft Print to PDF Driver Selected

    Note: If the Microsoft Print to PDF is missing from the list on the right, click the Windows 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:

    1. Open the Windows Run dialog box (Windows key + R), type in printui.exe /s, and hit OK.
    2. In the Print Server Properties window, click the Drivers tab.
    3. Locate the Microsoft Print to PDF driver under Installed printer drivers and remove it. When asked whether to remove only the driver, or the driver and its packages, remove only the driver. Click Yes on any other confirmation boxes.
  8. Type a name for the printer, or leave it as the default Microsoft Print to PDF (recommended), and click Next.
    Windows 10 Add Printer Window with Printer Name Containing Microsoft Print to PDF

  9. Finally, click Finish in the Add Printer success window. You may also want to test the printer and make sure it’s working!

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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.

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2. Click Turn Windows features on or off.

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3. Uncheck the Microsoft Print to PDF feature and click OK.

Add Microsoft Print to PDF

4. When Windows completes the required changes, click Close.

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5. Click Turn Windows features on or off again.
6. This time, check the Microsoft Print to PDF checkbox and click OK.

Install Microsoft Print to PDF feature

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.

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9. Normally, the Microsoft Print to PDF printer should be installed. *

Print to PDF Windows 10

* Note: To create a PDF file from any program, go to File > Print and select the Microsoft Print to PDF printer.

Print to PDF

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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.

check the box of microsoft print to pdf

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.

add a device printer

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.

add a local printer or network printer with manual settings

7. Choose to Use an existing port and then select FILE: (Print to File). Soon after that, stroke Next.

using an existing port

8. In Add printer window, under Manufacturer, choose Microsoft. And under Printers, select Microsoft print to PDF. After that, click Next to go on.

choose microsoft manufacturer

9. Decide to Use the driver that is currently installed (Recommended) and then click Next.

use the driver that is currently installed

10. Input a Printer name. And then hit Next for more steps.

enter a printer name

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.


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