Windows 10: Removal of text supporting ligatures when documents are printed through the Windows Print...

HiWe've got a system that converts the output of the print spooler to PDF files. Analogous to a Microsoft Print to PDF.The resulting PDF file looks fine and prints fine but the underlying text is wrong where non-unicode ligatures are in use.The specific example is the tt and tti ligatures that Calibri employs.When I copy the text from a PDF produced in this way I getAptos font - Matti Calibri font - MaWe process the data programmatically so as a result using ligatures breaks the processing.We believe that it's the Windows Print System that removes/changes the characters since

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USB printing support

does anyone know if there is a way to kick that 'USB printing support' out of my device manager?
i have a usb hub and if that hub is connected i have an unknown device called 'unknownprinter' which is connected to the usb printing support. i don't need that usb printing support an i don't want any unknown devices in my device manager so i have do get rid of that 'usb printing support'.
any suggestions?

--breit

 

Printing

Hi,

Print Spooler service is your main connector with the printer, and if this service doesn’t work, you won’t be able to print your documents. To assist you with your printing concern, kindly refer to the troubleshooting steps below:

Method 1: Run the Printing Troubleshooter

We suggest that you click on this article and follow the steps to run the troubleshooter:
Fix printer problems.

Method 2: Uninstall unnecessary printers

Having two or more printers installed can cause issues with the Print Spooler and printing. Follow the steps below to uninstall any unnecessary printers:

• Press Windows Key + X and select Control Panel from the list.
• When Control Panel opens, locate Devices and Printers.
• In Devices and Printers section select the printer you want to remove and click Print server properties.
• Go to Drivers tab. You should see the list of all installed printers.
• Select the printer you want to remove and click the Remove button.
• Select Remove driver and driver package and click OK to completely remove the printer.
• After removing unnecessary printers, restart your PC.

We'll be waiting for your response.

 

Printing Word Document

Created a word document and saved it in Rich Text Format (.rtf). Will not print. Office 2007 program pops up and "suggests" I subscribe to Office 365. Just need to print or email this document....tried to convert to PDF, but is blocking my efforts.

Any suggestions??