Windows 10: microsoft print to pdf cannot select "print directly to the printer"

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  1. microsoft print to pdf cannot select "print directly to the printer"


    microsoft print to pdf cannot select "print directly to the printer", it's grey

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    Heather Sun, Nov 25, 2020
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  2. Print to PDF missing in Printer List

    Hi William,

    We suggest that you disable and re-enable the Print to PDF feature. Here are the steps:

    • Click on the Start menu and type in Windows Features.
    • Choose Turn Windows features on or off.
    • On the next window, find Microsoft Print to PDF and disable it. Click
      OK to save changes.
    • Restart your PC.
    • Repeat the same steps to re-enable Microsoft Print to PDF.
    If the issue persists, we suggest that you perform the troubleshooting steps suggested on the link below under
    Advanced:

    Fix printer problems

    Regards.
     
    Rolando Vil, Nov 25, 2020
    #2
  3. unable to select Microsoft Print to PDF, as the driver is not available

    I have been unable to install/repair Microsoft Print to PDF. After working my way through several online suggestions, including:

    SFC scan, DISM scan, making sure .NET framework was enabled, using the windows 10 update troubleshooter and resetting the windows update components I was finally able to activate Microsoft Print to PDF within the "Turn Windows features on and off" only after
    I turned off the print spooler. Then and only then was I able to select the Microsoft Print to PDF in the windows features and then have it successfully load.

    The problem now is that if I go into add device and then select printer not listed and try to add a new local printer, if I select Microsoft as the printer, the option of Print to PDF is not listed. In other words, the driver for Microsoft Print
    to PDF is not listed as an option
    . Any help on how to reinstall/repair this?

    thanks,
     
    AmosDeinard, Nov 25, 2020
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  4. microsoft print to pdf cannot select "print directly to the printer"

    Print to PDF missing in Printer List

    Thanks for your help. I was browsing the web the other day and I found a page called FINAL DRAFT. They had a set of instructions for reinstalling the Microsoft Print to PDF utility that worked great for me. Problem solved.
     
    WilliamSturgis, Nov 25, 2020
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