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ikrivicic
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May 13, 2024
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Problem with default paper size on printer

  • May 13, 2024
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Hello.

I have a problem with default paper size for my Xerox printer. It seams somehow it keeps changing back to Letter instead of A4. I've read tens of treads and nothing helps.

Printer is XEROX, Win 11, Adobe Acrobat 64bit.

Each time I have to go to Page Setup > Paper size and change the size to A4.
My regional settings is not set to US. I even changed the system locale in administrative language settings, I removed US keyboard, I manually changed in printer preferences each and every printer there is (from Fax to Xerox, Adobe PDF, Microsoft to PDF,  etc..) to A4 in both printer preferences (defaults) and printer printer properties. I also tried to reinstall the Adobe. I also reinstalled XEROX printer. Nothin helped.

Printer itself has A4 in its settings on the device (also the region is Croatia, the format is Metric not US). 

Its crazy that in 2024 this is not solvable...

    Correct answer ikrivicic

    Maybe someone will find it usefull so I'll write how i solved the problem. At least it looks solved for now.


    The issue seems to be in the Windows regional settings.
    If you used English (United States) as language settings (usually it should only be if regional settings are set to US, but it seems that windows display language and other language settings as well could cause the problem somehow). So, If you have this settings, the paper size will be set to Letter (vice versa for people that have problem wiht A4 and want Letter -> they need to switch from A4 region to Letter region).

    In order to "clean" the language settings, I changed Windows display language to English (UK), removed US from the preferred languages and also changed Administrativre language settings (system locale and  copy to welcome screen and new user accounts). The regional setting were ok even before, but if you have US, change it to A4 region (as for example UK if you want English).

    Make sure that your printers are set to A4 (or whatever you are looking for). You can do it by going to Printers & Scanners and change manually each printer. Consider that in most printers you have to change paper size in multiple places. In Printer properties (both tabs: Device settings and Advance/Printing Defaults) and Printing preferences. You can also do it through Windows Powershell (Win + X and run Terminal (Admin)). I first run the following code:

    Get-Printer | ForEach-Object {
      $printerName = $_.Name
      $printConfig = Get-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $printerName
      [PSCustomObject]@{
      PrinterName = $printerName
      PaperSize = $printConfig.PaperSize
      }

    }
    After that you can use (depending on what paper size you want for which printer):
    Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName "Xerox" -PaperSize A4


    After that, restart the computer.
    When you log in again, remove the printer and restart computer again.
    After restart, install printer again (Add device).

    It should be ok and the paper size for that printer should be A4 in Adobe.

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    elite_8265
    Participant
    October 17, 2024
    1. The issue may stem from software or driver conflicts. To resolve it, set A4 as the default paper size in Adobe Acrobat under Page Setup. Then, adjust your Windows printer settings by selecting your Xerox printer and setting A4 as the default in Printing Preferences. Ensure you're using the correct Xerox driver, not a generic one, and download the latest version if needed. Restart the Print Spooler service in Windows to reset the printer system. If these steps don't work, the problem might be a bug with Adobe Acrobat or Windows 11, requiring support assistance.Find for more details check out sticker printer 
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    ikrivicicAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    May 15, 2024

    Maybe someone will find it usefull so I'll write how i solved the problem. At least it looks solved for now.


    The issue seems to be in the Windows regional settings.
    If you used English (United States) as language settings (usually it should only be if regional settings are set to US, but it seems that windows display language and other language settings as well could cause the problem somehow). So, If you have this settings, the paper size will be set to Letter (vice versa for people that have problem wiht A4 and want Letter -> they need to switch from A4 region to Letter region).

    In order to "clean" the language settings, I changed Windows display language to English (UK), removed US from the preferred languages and also changed Administrativre language settings (system locale and  copy to welcome screen and new user accounts). The regional setting were ok even before, but if you have US, change it to A4 region (as for example UK if you want English).

    Make sure that your printers are set to A4 (or whatever you are looking for). You can do it by going to Printers & Scanners and change manually each printer. Consider that in most printers you have to change paper size in multiple places. In Printer properties (both tabs: Device settings and Advance/Printing Defaults) and Printing preferences. You can also do it through Windows Powershell (Win + X and run Terminal (Admin)). I first run the following code:

    Get-Printer | ForEach-Object {
      $printerName = $_.Name
      $printConfig = Get-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $printerName
      [PSCustomObject]@{
      PrinterName = $printerName
      PaperSize = $printConfig.PaperSize
      }

    }
    After that you can use (depending on what paper size you want for which printer):
    Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName "Xerox" -PaperSize A4


    After that, restart the computer.
    When you log in again, remove the printer and restart computer again.
    After restart, install printer again (Add device).

    It should be ok and the paper size for that printer should be A4 in Adobe.

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    astonishing_echo2092
    Participant
    August 28, 2025
    function Get-PrinterPaperSize {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
    [string[]]$PrinterNameFilter = '*', # Wildcard filter for printer names (default: all)
    [switch]$RawOutput # Switch to return raw objects instead of formatted table
    )
     
    Get-Printer | Where-Object { $_.Name -like $PrinterNameFilter } | ForEach-Object {
    try {
    $config = Get-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $_.Name -ErrorAction Stop
    [PSCustomObject]@{
    PrinterName = $_.Name
    PaperSize = $config.PaperSize
    }
    } catch {
    [PSCustomObject]@{
    PrinterName = $_.Name
    PaperSize = "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
    }
    }
    } | ForEach-Object {
    if ($RawOutput) {
    $_
    } else {
    $_ | Format-Table -AutoSize
    }
    }
    }
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