How to Solve “PDF Won’t Print” Problem in Windows 10?

Summary :

  1. Restart your printer and try again.
  2. Print this post you are viewing. Just click the three-dot icon and choose Print. If you cannot print this post either, the cause of the problem should be your printer.
  3. Open the PDF file in your web browser and print it in the browser. If the file can be printed here, the culprit might be the Acrobat Reader application. If not, the PDF file itself might be corrupted.

Fix 1: Set Your Printer as The Default Device

At first, you need to make sure your printer is set as the default device. Here’s what you should do.

Fix 3: Troubleshoot the PDF File Problem

If your printer won’t print PDF files, perhaps the file to be printed is corrupted. In this case, you need to take some measures to troubleshoot the PDF file issue. Just as follows:

Fix 4: Reinstall Your Acrobat Reader

As mentioned before, if you are unable to print PDFs, the Acrobat Reader application could be one of the possible reasons. You can reinstall it to fix the problem.

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