Windows 10: PDF links always prompt me to save to my computer before opening

Whenever I try to open a PDF, my computer always prompts me to save it to my computer, and will not open it unless I do. Like, if I opt not to save the file to my computer first, it won't open at all.


Is there a toggle or a switch somewhere that I can use to stop this from happening?

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Print To pdf, prompt for save location + do not open in adobe pdf after saving

When printing to PDF, "microsoft print to pdf" i get prompt every time to choose a location + a filename.

Also the file does not open in pdf after...

My computer used to both save automatically and open in Adobe pdf after.. But now, none of the things happens...

Im running windows 10 1803 build 17134.137

It does the same, whether printing to pdf from browser or word document.

 

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.

 

PDF

Hello,

Regarding your PDF documents, the location will be based on where you saved the files. For your second inquiry, your documents can be converted to a PDF. If the original file is from Office Word, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• 
  In Word, select File > Save As.
  
• 
  Select where you want to save the file.
  
• 
  Type a new File name if you want.
  
• 
  For Save as type, select PDF.
  
• 
  For Optimize for, select an option: Standard or
  Minimum Size.
  
• 
  Select Open File After Publishing, if you want to open the file after you save it as a PDF. This is selected by default.
  
• 
  Select Save.
  

If the steps provided is not working, please get back to us with the exact version of your Office Word.

Let us know the result of the suggested steps.

Thank you.