Tying to print to microsoft PDF but printer is not showing on windomws 11 pro and with a valid 365 licence

Jason C 20 Reputation points
2026-10-29T09:58:05.4866667+00:00

I am try to print to mictosoft PDF and the printer is not showing. I have enabled via the "control panel and enable windows features" but the printer option is still not showing as an option on documents.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
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DaveM121 946.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-29T10:36:21.0166667+00:00

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Open the old Control Panel.

Go to Programs and Features - Turn Windows Features on or off.

Disable the 'Microsoft Print to PDF' feature, then restart (not shut down) your PC and re-enable that feature to test if that resolves the problem.

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If that does not resolve the problem.

Open Command Prompt by right clicking its icon and select 'Run as Administrator'.

Paste this command into Command Prompt and press Enter.

dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:"Printing-PrintToPDFServices-Features" /NoRestart

When the command completes, close Command Prompt and restart (not shut down) your PC to apply the change.

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  1. Jason C 20 Reputation points
    2026-10-29T10:40:04.16+00:00

    very helpful thankyou. I disabled the feature, performed a restart. Then enabled feature and this seem to resolve the issue.

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