Windows 10: Why can't I find or download Print Management in Windows 11?

I've been watching some YouTube videos on Printer Troubleshooting and taking notes later when the video brought up Print Management. For some reason I can't find Print Management on my computer. Furthermore, when I try to follow Google's instructions:Step 1: Press Windows + I to open the Settings app.Step 2: On the left pane, click Apps, and on the right, click Optional features.Step 3: Click the view features button.Step 4: Search for Print Management, click it and click Next.Step 5: Click Install.I can't find Optional features where they say it is to download it, but I did a search and found

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Print Management for Windows 11

Hi Robinson,

Thank you for your help. I tried the method you suggested and get the following results:

Step 1: Run Windows Terminal (Admin) -- OK

Step 2: I ran the command and get the following error:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.22000.1



Image Version: 10.0.22000.376





Error: 87



A Windows capability name was not recognized.

Step 3: I assumed the Print Management console was not previously installed on my computer, and ran the installation command. I received a message saying the installation was completed successfully.

Step 4: I ran the command to check and get the following error:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.22000.1



Image Version: 10.0.22000.376





Error: 87



A Windows capability name was not recognized.



The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

I tried the other command and the Print Management console was listed as "Staged" and not "Installed".

I'm still unable to run printmanagement.msc from Windows Run.

Are you familiar with this error? Can you help me with it? Thank you so much!

 

Print Management for Windows 11

I'm trying to access Print Management in Windows 11, but neither running the printmanagement.msc file nor adding the feature from Optional features work. The list of optional features available for install doesn't include "Print Management", and it's not on the list of installed features. Is this feature removed from Windows 11? If so, how can I fix the problem of Windows not recognizing Adobe PDF as a printer anymore? I tried repairing Adobe Acrobat DC installation but that didn't work.

 

Print Management for Windows 11

Hi Robinson,

Thanks for the suggestion. I followed your instructions and my repaired Windows 11 installation, and after repairing printmanagement.msc still would not run and Print Management still did not show up as one of the available features for installing.

I went back and followed the steps to install it via Windows Terminal command that you showed me, and while I'm running them, I can see the progress being updated in the Settings window (screenshot below), but after it was completed, it still did not show up in the list of installed features, and running the command to check I received Error 87 again.





At this point I'm completely lost. I don't know what went wrong with my computer or Windows 11 installation. My only explanation left was maybe because it's a Windows 11 Home and not a Pro edition? But that didn't make sense because I was able to use Adobe Print to PDF before. It only went wrong a few of days ago.

Thanks again for your help on this.

I am having the same issue as you HQM1024. And my laptop computer is brand new and came with Windows 11 Home installed.