

When these registers are in right place, and the Microsoft Print To PDF and Microsoft XPS Document Writer driver files mentioned just now are not missing, add a Microsoft Print To PDF printer through the control panel to reinstall. Then copy the exported registry file to the problem win10 (20h2), and double-click the file to import.
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You need to find out the difference between the Microsoft Print To PDF Printer registry and the printer driver registry on the win10 (20h2) computer that good machine and non-working machine, then right-click and export the good machine Microsoft Print To PDF Printers registry and Drivers registry keys on the win10 (20h2), as shown in the following figure.Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows 圆4\Drivers\Version-4\Microsoft print to pdf So, it looks like we need to repair all the reg keys and then somehow repair the printers? My known good machine shows the registry key, the non-working machine does show the folder for "Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4" & has lots of keys inside My known good machine shows the registry key, the non-working machine does not show a folder for "Microsoft Print to PDF"

My known good machine shows the registry keys, the non-working machine does not show a folder for "Microsoft Print to PDF" or "XPS Document Writer"Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows 圆4\Drivers\Version-4\ I don't see Microsoft Print to PDF.Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\ Looking at the driver tab, I see an "Microsoft XPS Class Driver, Type 4" & a "Microsoft XPS Document Writer V4, type 4". Looking at the print server properties, I see portprompt listed but a printer is NOT listed next to it. The first set of folders/files all check out and look the same on this machine as does a working Print to PDF/XPS Document writer on my main system. : /answers/storage/attachments/95313-r2.png : /answers/storage/attachments/95312-print2.png

Please confirm that driver files Microsoft print to pdf and Microsoft xps document writer registry and its subkeys in the following path are the same as those displayed in a working fine win10 (20H2) computer?Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows 圆4\Drivers\Version-4\Microsoft Print To PDFĬomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows 圆4\Drivers\Version-4\Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4 Please confirm that Microsoft print to pdf print and Microsoft xps document writer print registry and its subkeys in the following path are the same as those displayed in a working fine win10 (20H2) computer?Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Microsoft Print to PDFĬomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Microsoft XPS Document Writer Please confirm that Microsoft print to pdf and Microsoft xps docuemt writer drivers display in the list. If so, please completeness check whether the files and their sub-files in the following path are the same as those displayed in a working fine win10 (20H2) computer?Ĭ:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-printing-printtopdf_31bf3856ad364e35_1.1_none_382102bfe5e97ed1Ĭ:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-printing-xpsprint_31bf3856ad364e35_1.488_none_8973292870393f12Ĭ:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\prnms009.inf_amd64_a7412a554c9bc1fdĬ:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\prnms001.inf_amd64_8bc1bda6cf47380cĭoes the portprompt in ports point to microsoft xp document writer,microsoft print to pdf/text only? Well, is there a working fine win10 (20H2) computer in your work station?
