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Change default location for Microsoft Print to PDF output file

Anonymous
2024-08-18T14:19:28+00:00

Hello everyone,

Microsoft Print to PDF creates a PDF file as output.

When saving, it EITHER:

a) defaults to the Documents folder where the output PDF file will appear, OR

b) remebers the last location where an output PDF file was saved and defaults to that.

I would like to change this so that Print to PDF always saves the output PDF file on my desktop.

Can anyone help with this? Thanks in advance :-)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-18T16:22:02+00:00

    Thank you very much Dave.

    On searchingh, I have found that numerous people have asked the same question, dating back to 2015. There are some solutions offered, including a registry hack, but none of them work.

    Now I know why.

    Just another omission and annoyance in MS products.

    Appreciate your help :-)

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  2. DaveM121 872.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-08-18T16:23:12+00:00

    Glad to help!

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  3. DaveM121 872.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-08-18T15:07:00+00:00

    Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    There is no setting, method or even a known registry hack to set a default folder for the Print to PDF function in Windows, that uses the default Save As dialog in Windows, so if the app you are creating the PDF files from has no specific setting for a save location, there is currently no method to set that default in Windows.

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