Windows 10: How to Enable or Disable Open PDF files in Microsoft Edge

When you click/tap on a link for a PDF file in Microsoft Edge, the PDF file will open in Microsoft Edge using the internal PDF viewer by default.

If you turn off Always open PDF files externally, Microsoft Edge treats PDF files as downloads and lets users open them with the default app instead.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable always open PDF files externally in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.

EXAMPLE: "Always open PDF files externally" turned on or off in Microsoft Edge










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Microsoft print to PDF cannot open the file in edge

Hi Steve,

I realize the inconvenience you are facing with Windows 10. I will certainly help you.

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

• Is this issue is specific to particular created PDF file?
• What happens when you tries to open the created PDF file?
• Do you get any error message/code? If yes, then provide the complete error message/code
• Have installed any application which supports PDF files?

Meanwhile, I suggest you to perform the below methods:

Method 1: Update the Microsoft Print to PDF drivers from the device manager

Below link is an article on: How to update the drivers.

Update drivers in Windows 10

Note: Navigate to go Device manager >
Print queues > Microsoft Print to PDF

Method 2: Disable Print to PDF feature and enable it again.

• Press Windows Key + S and enter windows features. Select Turn Windows features on or off from the menu.
• When Windows Features window opens, locate Microsoft Print to PDF and disable it. Click OK to save changes.
• Restart your PC.
• When the PC restarts, repeat the same steps and enable Microsoft Print to PDF again.
• Click OK to save changes.

Note: After enabling the feature again, Print to PDF should be working again without any issues.

Please keep us posted with the status of the issue.

Thank you.

 

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.

Acrobat Reader on Adobe Support Community



Thank you.

 

microsoft print to pdf files will not open after saving

We suggest that you save the PDF files on your device and check if the issue persists. You may also want to associate the PDF files to Microsoft Edge as the default program to make sure that you have a default application that will open all of your PDF files.
Here are the steps:

• Search for Default Programs.
• Go to Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
• Select the .pdf file type and then click the Change program button on the upper right of the
  Set Associations window.
• Choose Microsoft Edge and then click OK.

Let us know how it goes.