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How to Add or Reinstall the Microsoft PDF Printer 2021 Edition

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  In earlier versions of Windows 10, if you some how deleted the built in Microsoft Print to PDF virtual driver, getting it back required a quick trip to your printer settings. In more recent versions of Windows 10, those steps are no longer applicable, instead, you can use the advanced DISM commands to restore your Microsoft Print to PDF driver. Here is how you can do it. If you are running an earlier version of Windows 10 that supports the older method, check out the following article: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/how-to-add-or-reinstall-the-microsoft-pdf-printer/70377c34-e50a-42be-b9f3-92345d6e25df?tm=1622952316071 If you are no longer seeing the Microsoft Print to PDF icon, its still installed on your system. To reinstall it, we will use the Command Prompt and the following DISM commands: Click Start, type CMD, then click Run as administrator At the command prompt, type or copy then paste the following command, then hit Enter: dism /Online /