Disable Microsoft Save As PDF and XPS add-ins

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat

Options

disablepublishtofixedformat enum
  • Default -> 0
  • Disable XPS -> 1
  • Disable PDF -> 2
  • Disable XPS and PDF -> 3

Description

Allows the user or administrator to specify which of the installed Microsoft PDF and XPS add-ins are available. When this setting is not configured, installed Microsoft PDF and XPS add-ins are visible to users. Default: same as not configured. Disable XPS: Hides and disables the Microsoft Save As XPS add-in. Disable PDF: Hides and disables the Microsoft Save As PDF add-in. Disable XPS and PDF: Hides and disables both the Microsoft Save As PDF and Save As XPS add-ins.