Windows 10: MS Edge default handling of PDFs save to disk is only option

Edge will not open PDF files in a browser window but forces them to be saved to disk. How can this problem be corrected?

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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.

 

change default PDF viewer in MS Edge for PDFs opened by portals

Have you set your default PDF reader to Nuance Power PDF Advanced?

Settings>Apps>Default Apps>Choose default apps by file type>scroll down to .pdf on the left side of your screen, then click on the default app (most likely Edge). A list of available PDF reading apps should show up . . . click on your Nuance PDF reader and select it as your default. As you can see, I use Adobe Reader. *Smile

 

change default PDF viewer in MS Edge for PDFs opened by portals

I think your difficulty lies in using Edge, rather than another more general browser. For example:
Windows 10: How do I open PDF links in Edge so they are displayed by Adobe? - Windows Central Forums

- suggests it can't be done in the case of Edge - but that of course is just one view.

If you were to use a different browser, you would be able to have hyperlink pdf's open in your default reader.

Always worth more research..

Look at how Edge handles extensions differently- only from the Store. So no possibility of a 3rd party reader adding a pdf reader extension.