Slow non-PostScript printing if a PDF file has a non-system font embedded
Slow non-PostScript printing if a PDF file has a non-system font embedded
Slow non-PostScript printing
Slow non-PostScript printing can occur in a PDF file with a non-system font embedded (since the Jan 2016 release of Acrobat).
Print job files (PRN, XPS) created during non-PostScript printing have fonts embedded as vectors instead of glyphs, resulting in a substantial increase in the file size, which causes performance degradation.
Solution: Edit the registry as a workaround
Adobe is working with Microsoft to resolve the problem. Meanwhile, you can manually tweak the registry as a workaround, which switches to the old API used by previous versions of Acrobat or Reader.
- Open the registry by going to Run (Windows menu + R), typing regedit.exe, and then clicking OK.
Do the following:
- Based on your installed version of the product and release, navigate to the location and create a corresponding key of type DWORD (Wow6432Node only if your machine is 64-bit).
- Create the key FeatureState at the location listed below; the key is not present by default.
For Acrobat (Continuous):
- Key: 4033257
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureState
For Acrobat Reader (Continuous):
- Key: 4033257
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureState
For Acrobat (Classic - Acrobat 2017):
- Key: 4033257
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2017\FeatureState
For Acrobat Reader (Classic - Acrobat 2017):
- Key: 4033257
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2017\FeatureState
For Acrobat (Classic - Acrobat 2015):
- Key: 4033260
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2015\FeatureState
For Acrobat Reader (Classic - Acrobat 2015):
- Key: 4033260
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureState
For Acrobat XI:
- Key: 3919626
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureState.
- Change the value to "0".
- Restart Acrobat or Reader.
Important Note: When you apply this workaround, a temporary file is created for each PDF you print, and it's locked until you restart your computer. This temporary file will be named something like "Z@xxx.tmp." You won't be able to delete it until after a system restart.
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