Windows Photo Viewer not printing? Try these easy solutions

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Windows Photo Viewer allows the users to print directly from theappwith a few clicks. Sometimes, after giving the print job, you may notice that Windows Photo Viewer won’t print or prints only partially, leaving most of the page blank.

Several users have reported similar issues on the Microsoft community forums. So in this article, we have listed a couple of troubleshooting tips to help you resolve Windows Photo Viewer printing issues in Windows.

Note:In case you’ve only started getting the error after updating Windows 10 with one of the recent cumulative updates (KB5000802, more specifically), the issuelies with Microsoft. They are working on a solution and the problem should be fixed in the next batch of updates.

What can I do if Windows Photo Viewer isn’t printing?

1. Uninstall the latest updates

2. Extract the zip file before printing

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3. Set the default printer

4. Run printer troubleshooter

5. Re-add the printer

Remove the printer

Re-add the printer

6. Set Windows Photo Viewer as default

7. Run System File Checker

Windows Photos Viewer may fail to print the document for various reasons including printer issues as well asapp-relatedproblems.

Follow all the steps in this article one by one and let us know which method helped you resolve the issue in the comments.

Windows Photo Viewer not printing? Try these easy solutions#

What can I do if Windows Photo Viewer isn’t printing?#

1. Uninstall the latest updates#

2. Extract the zip file before printing#

WinZip#

3. Set the default printer#

4. Run printer troubleshooter#

5. Re-add the printer#

6. Set Windows Photo Viewer as default#

7. Run System File Checker#