Printer "Adobe pdf" disappeared

[Eric29468550zh5u]

I attempted to print a microsoft word document today and the print "Adobe pdf" disappeared.  This issue started today.  Previous to today, I have printed word documents to pdf many times using the following process (within Microsoft Word):

File > print > then selecting "Adobe pdf" instead of my normal hard-copy printer. 

searched forums and found some suggestions to:

1. Repair installation

2. Manually add the printer - there are many versions of this, and some do not reflect the options available on my machine.  This March 23, 2020 post seemed to fit best, which was written by "swapnilsrivastava"

Re: Adobe Print to PDF printer disappeared after U... - Adobe Community - 10992334

I completed the steps, but when attemping File > Print > selecting "Adobe pdf" > then hitting OK...I received an error and the printer queue under "Adobe pdf" seemed to hang up.  I cancelled that print job, restarted my computer and tried again with the same result.

I am able to successfully use the process (within Micorsoft Word) "File > Save as pdf".  However, this process prints the file WITHOUT the tracked changes.  I need to use the process "File > Print > then select Adobe pdf" to be able to show the tracked changes.  Please help. 

Here are some figures on my system.  I'm using Windows 10 V 22H2 (OS Build 19045.2728).  My company has an account with several users of which I am one.  That account has resulted in the installation of Acrobat DC.  Oddly, when I checked my verion today, it seems that the version is Acrobat Standard 2024.002.20736 has installed itself.  My Acrobat checks for updates and installs automatically, as recommended by Adobe, so I have no control over that. 

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

Locked, duplicate.

Original thread: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/printer-quot-adobe-pdf-quot-disappeared/td-p/1460...