Windows Fax and Scan, Cannot print faxes to printer

Anonymous
2022-09-20T15:13:08+00:00

I have been facing this problem for about a week now.

Faxes are working just fine. I can send and receive faxes without problem.

I can save those faxes and then print them if needed. But the problem is that I cannot print them directly from the application as I were able to before. I see the printer being detected by the application but when I hit the print command, nothing happens.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-14T14:17:35+00:00

    The main thing is to set Windows Photo Viewer as the default program to open TIF files when you double-click them. You can view and print all the pages this way.

    Here is my work-around for Microsoft's buggering up their Fax and Scan program:

    I drilled down to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax\Inbox. I got a message that says Image

    I clicked CONTINUE to get permanent access. I then created a shortcut to this folder on my Desktop, changed the icon to look like a fax machine, and labeled it Received Faxes. It takes me right to my received faxes. I sort the files by date to make the latest easy to find. Since I had already set Windows Photo Viewer as the default program to open TIF files when I double-click them, I can easily view, page through, print, and delete faxes from one spot. FYI: this method allows you to view and print multiple page faxes.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-02T19:49:14+00:00

    Thank you works great. great idea.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T02:01:03+00:00

    Same here any ideas

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-01T16:23:52+00:00

    I started this question chain. There are several work arounds in this chain of responses that have worked for me, I suggest you look at them and see what works for you. I find it annoying that we have to use a work around, but I don't think Microsoft cares they just want you to move on to their next version of Windows. Good luck.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-18T01:33:09+00:00

    我放棄用WFS內建的自動列印了. 後來找到一個軟體AUTOPRINT。可以將資料夾新增的TIF檔印出來. https://www.4-tech-engineering.com/autoprint.html

    I gave up using WFS's built-in automatic printing. Later I found a software AUTOPRINT. TIF files added to the folder can be automatically printed. https://www.4-tech-engineering.com/autoprint.html

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