Sometimes, PDF files come with password protection, which restricts you from editing or printing the document. If you try to print a password-protected PDF, the printer might not process the file ...

Windows allows you to Print files to PDF using Microsoft Print to PDF, which is built into Windows 11/10. No need to use any 3rd-party free software!

If you don't need a specific printer, you can hide it using via command-line, Settings, etc. in Windows 11/10. Learn how to show or hide Microsoft Print to PDF printer.

Called Microsoft Print to PDF, this feature is installed as a native printer in Windows 10, right next to the good old Microsoft XPS Document Writer. Let’s take a closer look.

In contrast, the "Microsoft Print to PDF" option actually captures the information as it would go to a printer and saves the content to a PDF document.