Windows 10: Can't open a PDF I received in email

I have a pdf from a friend, it shows in the message as 4.82MB. When I attempt to open it in the mail app I get "nothing to see here", doesn't matter if I'm in the msg itself or if I save it first and then try to open it.


However, it opens fine in outlook.com, in webmail from my ISP or on my ipad. It's just the $@$#$^&% mail app where it doesn't.


What a crappy product this is, nothing but issues day after day. It could be really good if Microsoft would just fix it - aren't there any gurus on staff there???


* Moved from outlook.com/messaging

* Original title: windows 10 mail app

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Trouble Opening PDF's

Hi Parker,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Does the issue persist in Edge browser?
• Do you get similar error when you open the PDF file in Adobe reader?

Check if you are facing similar issue in Edge browser.



Step 1: Open PDF file in Adobe reader and check if you are facing similar issue.



To open PDF file directly from Adobe reader, follow the steps below:

• Open Adobe application and click on Edit.
• Click on Preferences and select Internet.
• Uncheck Display PDF in Browser option and check if you are able to open the PDF file without getting the error code.

Step 2: If you are able to open PDF file in Adobe reader, I suggest you to
Turn off Internet Explorer,
enable it again and check if the issue is resolved.



For further assistance, I suggest you to post your query in Adobe support forum.

https://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_reader_forums



Thank you.

 

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