
but just as before, no file is actually saved. It opened explorer direction, let it save.showed it was saving. I then set up the printer to "save to file" But doing that only has a Postscript? output option. I changed all the security settings to allow all the options. No joy if print to it now doesn't even give me the save as file explorer which it did before. However, if you use the upper tab "Add a printer" does show and I followed every step in this article. If you right click in the printer area the option does not show. NEW I found the printer is not listed option. I believe in a prior version of Windows 10 there was a Printer is not listed option as this post describes. The try to find a problem options doesn't find a problem. In sharing you have to include Current Creator or something like that not just "Everyone". I went through all the command prompts and got the end result as specified. I found some solved this with resetting permissions on the Temp files especially if moved. Print to pdf appears to work it says its doing it but never puts anything in the file folder I save it to. I deleted old Windows print to pdf after: 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've been working on this for many hours.

How to manage Default Printers in Windows 10 How to install and Configure a Printer in Windows 10 Give the printer a name or leave the default, click Next Then scroll down and select Microsoft Print to PDF under Printers then click Scroll down and select Microsoft under Manufacturer Select Use an existing port then click in the list box then select If you happen toĪccidentally delete or need to create another one, this article will show you how.Ĭlick Start then type: devices and printersĬlick The printer that I want isn't listedĬlick Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings then click

Windows 10 includes native support for creating PDF files using a virtual printer. PDF, which stands for Portable Document Format is an electronic document, which maintains its original formatting regardless of the device it is viewed on. There is a newer version of this article at: How to Add or Reinstall the Microsoft PDF Printer 2021 Edition
