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In Start Search type Optional Features and hit the Enter key.
Click View features.
In Search box type XPS Viewer.
Put a tick mark against it's box.
Click Next to install.
XPS Viewer missing in Windows 11
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Tracy Halsted
20
Reputation points
I am trying to open an older .XPS file and unable to download a viewer.
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(92.8, 23%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESS%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
S.Sengupta 24,476 Reputation points MVP2025-04-26T14:38:12.91+00:00 -
Tracy Halsted 20 Reputation points
2025-04-27T01:14:38.02+00:00 I tried a number of other suggestions which didn't work. This one did. Thank you!
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