Why 'Save as Pdf' is not working properly on Edge browser?

Anonymous
2023-11-18T14:42:22+00:00

I have a problem with printing from the latest version of Microsoft Edge. When I select some text on the browser and choose Print → 'Save As Pdf', the download starts but never finishes. How can I fix this? Is this a common issue for all the users of the latest version of Edge?

I have tried restating the PC, Resetting the browser, stopping all the extension etc. to fix it. but it doesn't work? Should I switch to Chrome?

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T19:19:37+00:00

    Microsoft Print to PDF is a half measure at best. That option "works" if you don't want to have the ability to search through a PDF, select text, or copy paste anything to or from the document. Microsoft print to PDF flattens everything.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T19:00:27+00:00

    THANK YOU so much for posting this workaround! I have been struggling all morning with this issue. I hope we have a fixed update soon.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T18:54:34+00:00

    Users reporting issue this morning, work-around using "Microsoft Print to PDF" instead of "Save as PDF"

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T18:46:44+00:00

    Facing the same problem since 11th Dec'23. It started after the update.
    MS pls assist with a fix ASAP.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T18:38:18+00:00

    Same issue. I've tried all the fixes, but nothing works. It started this morning 12/11/2023. This needs to be fixed or we need a real answer as this seems to be a bug due to a recent update. Also, using Microsoft print to PDF is useless as it either flattens the pdf or reformats the text boxes to be images rather than text. This is a no go if you want to search through the pdf or copy paste anything out of a pdf.

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