XPS files are documents written in the XPS page description language that have a specific layout.

The XPS file format is actually Microsofts alternative to PDF.

Much to Microsofts disappointment, the XPS format is far from being as popular as the PDF format.

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But this did not prevent Microsoft from including excellent XPS support in modern Windows 10 versions.

But many users reported this app is nowhere to be found on their computers.

This is because you gotta manually enable it on your gadget.

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Method 3 Use Command Prompt

you could also restore XPS Viewer from Command Prompt.

Launch the tool with admin rights and enter this command:dism /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:XPS.Viewer.

Hit Enter and verify if the XPS Viewer shows up on your machine.

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Method 4 Tweak your printer port prefs

Alternatively, you could also use this method.

Get the latest Windows 10 updates and printer driver version and peek if the problem is gone.

Go toSettingsUpdate & SecurityCheck for updates.

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the printer that I want isn’t listed

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