Microsoft XPS Document Writer Download for Windows 10

Anonymous
2018-05-18T19:03:20+00:00

A combination of a recent Windows update and Quickbooks update has left us without the XPS Document Writer, which is necessary to save or print invoices from Quickbooks.

The XPS Document Writer is not an option when trying to install a new printer and neither the XPS Service nor XPS Viewer are options listed in "Turn Windows features on or off."  I suspect we need to reinstall the Writer, but I'm unable to locate a version for Windows 10. 

We have already tried a system restore, but this failed to resolve the issue.

The only link I have found: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11816 is not compatible with Windows 10.

Where can I locate the XPS Document Writer for Windows 10?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers

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Anonymous
2018-05-18T19:24:18+00:00

Hi Katherine,

Hit Windows key + R together, enter: optionalfeatures

Just check once more to see if the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" exists, at least it pops up on my Windows 10 with 1803. Check that if not already, click OK. Now we need to bring back the XPS Viewer.

Go to Start, look for "Apps & features", then click that. In the new window under Apps & features, click Manage optional features. Click "Add a feature", then look for XPS Viewer, and click the Install button that pops up.

If this doesn't work at all, please provide me with your Windows 10 edition (Home, Pro, Enterprise), and I can look into this further for you.

Let me know.

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Anonymous
2019-06-14T01:59:23+00:00

>>Found this link - worked for me! Allowed me to reinstall XPS Document Writer.<<

https://superuser.com/questions/1192920/how-to-force-xps-service-installation-on-windows-10

This worked perfectly for me. Downloaded the zip file and followed the KB instructions. Worth repeating here:

File download found here -- just click download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Zv87UX9gSKLV9ud3c1ZFAtcjA/view

Instructions: I followed them with following exceptions -- ignore Windows 7, worked for Windows 10. I could not remove the XPS printer because it was not there. I just ignored that and went to Add printer. All else I followed and XPS was installed.

How to resolve PDF issues on windows 8?

On Windows 8 Emailing forms, previous bank reconciliation reports, and saving as PDF within the program may get resolved by the following Steps:

  1. Download and extract the Windows 7 XPS document writer printer drivers containing folder from here Microsoft XPS Document Writer Click File and Download.
  2. Copy and paste this folder to C Drive\Windows\System32.
  3. Open Devices and Printers using Windows key+ R to get the run box and type Control.exe Printers and press Enter.
  4. Right Click Microsoft XPS Document Writer and Click Remove Device.
  5. Click Add a new printer and Click on “A printer that wasn’t listed”
  6. Select “add local printer with manual settings” and Click next.
  7. Select the radio button Create a new Port,Type of port Local port and Click next.
  8. Enter a port as XPS and click ok.
  9. Click have disk and Browse to the C Drive\Windows\System32\Microsoft XPS Document Writer
  10. Select prnms001 file and click open and the ok.
  11. Select replace Current drivers and next.
  12. Type a printer name will show up as Microsoft XPS Document Writer just click next and Finish.

Test: Open Quickbooks and open any invoice and Click File and Save as PDF and save to the desktop and check if that invoice got saved as PDF.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T18:00:13+00:00

    I don't know exactly where to check for print queues.  My guess would be something to do with the Spooler but I'm not finding anything useful for diagnosing problems with it. 

    There is a Printer troubleshooter which refers to Spool but ironically XPS is not a listed printer.  PDF is there but not XPS.  When I try using "My printer is not listed" it makes the point that it is looking for an Open Printer.  I had forgotten that XPS is now printing .oxps by default instead of .xps but the troubleshooter still fails to find XPS.  Strange.  Maybe we should be checking GitHub?   ; )

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/hlk/testref/4fd0e404-6b8f-435b-8858-2de9da518bcf

    There is a link to another troubleshooter in there.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T19:22:31+00:00

    There is a Printer troubleshooter which refers to Spool but ironically XPS is not a listed printer.

    I think that is the tool you should try in spite of its quirks.  It provides a method of reinstalling the XPS driver and creating a new print queue.  So now I have  Microsoft XPS Document Writer and Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4.  I even made the new one my default printer  and still the troubleshooter is oblivious of both.   The key to making it work may be to identify its port as PORTPROMPT:  YMMV.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-11-09T00:14:05+00:00

    I am not sure I am finding out anything helpful. I ran the command you suggested and my list looks similar to yours in terms of the dll files, etc.

    I am not sure what Printer Troubleshooter you are referring to.

    QuickBooks had a small executable program that stop the spooler and uninstalled the XPS printer, then reinstalled it. That work a couple times long ago, but the program now experiences problems similar to my manually trying to install the XPS Document Writer and cannot repair it.

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