Issues with Export to PDF from Microsoft Word since upgrading to Windows 11

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September 24, 2025
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1. When using Export to PDF in MS Word, it defaults to the last folder exported to instead of the original .docx folder location. This used to work under Windows 10.

2. Also when using Export to PDF there is a View Result option to open the .PDF. I dont want this, so I uncheck it, but the selection does not change. I have to uncheck this each time. This also used to work under Windows 10.

I have done a lot of Google research on this to no avail.

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roo_technocratx

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This issue has become very common after the Windows 11 upgrade. You just have to follow these steps below:

File > Save As> PDF instead of export, then go to Word options, click Save, and set your default folder.
Now, if you want to stop “view result” from opening PDFs, just click “PublishToPDFOpenFile=0”.
Code example- ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:="C:\path\doc.pdf", ExportFormat:=wdExportFormatPDF, OpenAfterExport:=False
And if you still find it broken, you just run a Quick Repair on Office.

This may work as it worked for me.

{RooClown_Technocrax}

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default3400pe5k0ejoAuthor

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Thank you for the response.

For the default folder issue, I dont want it to always go to the same default folder, I want to always open the location that the .docx file being exported is in.

Can you elaborate on how to do this:

Now, if you want to stop “view result” from opening PDFs, just click “PublishToPDFOpenFile=0”.
Code example- ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:="C:\path\doc.pdf", ExportFormat:=wdExportFormatPDF, OpenAfterExport:=False

Meenakshi Negi

Community Manager

Hi default3400pe5k0ejo,

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry about the trouble caused.

As you are experiencing issues with exporting to PDF in MS Word, could you please share the workflow's screen recording? Also, please share the Acrobat and MS Word versions currently in use.

We will check this behaviour and update you with the information.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

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default3400pe5k0ejoAuthor

Participant

Thank you for the response. I'm not able to do a screen recording, but here's the detailed steps:

Issue 1 - Not exporting PDFs to the original docx location

Open .docx file from a OneDrive folder in MS Word
Click File, Export to PDF
When the Export To dialog opens, it opens the last folder used, such as Downloads.

Issue 2 - View Result option not remaining unchecked

In step 3 above, there is an option "View Result" that is always checked and must be unchecked each time to avoid Acrobat opening the resulting PDF

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