Others: How to switch back to the old print dialog in Windows 11?

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Question: After updating to Windows 11, while I try to print document, the print dialog becomes like Microsoft Edge print dialog. How can I switch back to the old print dialog?

New print dialog


Old print dialog


Answer (1):

1) Go to Start > search Registry Editor or type regedit.exe.


2) Go to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Print\UnifiedPrintDialog

Right click > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, rename as PreferLegacyPrintDialog


3) Then right click on the PreferLegacyPrintDialog > Modify.


Set the value data to 1, click on OK.


3) Exit Registry Editor, and restart the computer. Now the print dialog should be as below.


Answer (2):

1) Go to Start > type cmd, right click and Run as Administrator.


2) Type the following command and press Enter.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Print\UnifiedPrintDialog" /v "PreferLegacyPrintDialog" /d 1 /t REG_DWORD /f

You should see message “The operation completed successfully.” if the command was executed correctly.


3) Restart the computer.


By: Tian Neng 230823, Lay Swan 230905, P230920



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