324 questions with Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11 tags

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How do I remove the 'Edit with Acrobat' advertisement from Edge?

I opened a PDF document to find I was getting some advertisement for an Adobe product? I didn't open a PDF for this reason. I do not allow or even want to see Adobe's products or advertisements on my PC. How can I permanently remove this unwelcome…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-07-18T19:43:26.9966667+00:00
Scallywag 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-06T01:53:07.9+00:00
Scallywag 10 Reputation points
1 answer

MS Edge PDF issues starting 12/05/2025

Has anyone else been experiencing issues with MS Edge PDF viewer/editor starting 12/05/2025? I am specifically having issues with the text box function. Text appears fine while in the box, but some text "disappears" when posted. When you…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-05T21:53:47.2933333+00:00
Rinker, Jeffrey 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-05T22:49:24.7966667+00:00
Paulo GM 56,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
0 answers

MS Edge PDF issues (text box) starting 12/05/2025

I use MS Edge PDF daily. Today (12/05/2025) the text box feature stopped functioning correctly. It looks fine when creating or adding info to an existing text box, but when you leave the formatting changes and/or disappears on screen. Re-entering the…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-05T21:47:13.9333333+00:00
Rinker, Jeffrey 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Frowny face box in Edge PDF reader and grey screen

I was drawing on a pdf in the browser and taking screenshots as I went. Suddenly the screen went gray with a white box with a frowny face inside in the center. How do I fix it? Is there any way to get back what I was drawing? I tried to click save but…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-30T21:10:07.72+00:00
Channels, Nila 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-12-02T06:49:39.0133333+00:00
Sin-D 5,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Password-protected PDF cannot be opened when New PDF Viewer flag is enabled in Microsoft Edge

When I enable the New PDF Viewer feature flag in Microsoft Edge, a password-protected PDF fails to open. The password prompt appears, but after entering the correct password it just prompts again. The same PDF opens correctly in: Microsoft Edge (when…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-25T05:43:00.0733333+00:00
TERU 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-11-28T04:44:52.72+00:00
TERU 20 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix PDF Text Box Formatting Glitch in Microsoft Edge

When filling in a PDF form in Microsoft Edge, text entered in a text box appears normal while typing. However, as soon as I click outside the text box, the text zooms in slightly and becomes bold, even though I did not change any formatting. This makes…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-08-10T13:19:48.6433333+00:00
Ozair Peerally 75 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-24T08:53:09.2033333+00:00
Sandra 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Problems with Updated Edge PDF Reader-Writer

I love Microsoft Edge's PDF reader and use it constantly. I noticed a big problem in the updated version. While it added the "undo" function that was missing from the prior versions, it also somehow caused huge problems when typing text. …

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-20T14:36:24.3866667+00:00
Robert Coscarelli 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-20T15:16:37.1766667+00:00
John Oliver 6,170 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Windows 11 will not download my cano pixma drivers for install

I have a Pixma TS202 printer from canon and windows 11 will not download install drivers

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-18T15:47:01.62+00:00
Donald Underwood 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-11-18T16:49:52.8233333+00:00
David-M 98,580 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

edge does not download pdf documents, while chrome does

we have an application that sends pdf binary from .NET application on the backend to the browser, using BinaryWrite method on HttpContext, and Content-Disposition Header when using chrome, the file downloads when testing with express IIS on…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-13T21:42:15.06+00:00
Luai Assori 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-16T22:15:26.38+00:00
Randy Baroja 18,665 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Some .pdf file from a network drive asking to be downloaded first before opening in Edge.

Hello, I'm experiencing weirdness when opening pdf file from a network drive. Some files asks me to download it locally first on my machine and I noticed that download windows is IE. Some files opens right away in edge without asking to be downloaded…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-10T03:18:24.8533333+00:00
Ken N 20 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-14T16:41:47.1733333+00:00
Edward Schlobohm01 9,150 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

cannot edit my pdf

I can not edit my pdf all though I have paid for adobe pdf

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-12T13:33:54.75+00:00
Daryl Madden 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-13T15:02:09.7233333+00:00
Daryl Madden 0 Reputation points
1 answer

I can't click to copy summation from status bar in excel 2016

n Microsoft Excel, when you highlight a range of cells containing numbers, the status bar (bottom-right corner of the window) automatically shows summary values such as: Average Count Numerical Count Min / Max Sum Normally, you can right-click the status…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-06T04:09:38.2166667+00:00
Shahed Jamal 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-06T05:19:02.2+00:00
Jeric 9,185 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Edge Read Aloud No Longer Supports Mid-Document Playback for PDFs

I’m a writer who depends on Microsoft Edge’s Read Aloud feature for editing and reviewing lengthy documents. One of my completed stories is 225 pages long. Previously, I could jump to any page—for example, page 100—and have Read Aloud begin there. Now,…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-07-17T12:54:08.6366667+00:00
Jessica Smoak 25 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-03T15:24:24.4866667+00:00
Ana Carol Branco 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Edge browse automatically opening PDFs in Acrobat

Something has recently changed in Microsoft Edge, because now when I download a PDF file, it automatically opens in Adobe Acrobat (without clicking anything to open it - just by simply downloading the PDF file). How do I revert back to the previous…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-02T12:27:11.2833333+00:00
Justin - 60 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-03T05:52:28.3833333+00:00
Justin - 60 Reputation points
1 answer

How do i get read aloud to read highlighted text in a pdf

read aloud wont work on my pdfs. and when it does and it wont read my highlighted text it reads the pdf from the very start

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-31T21:45:28.2966667+00:00
Ryan Cleasby 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-31T22:28:27.3866667+00:00
Paulo GM 56,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Ask Copilot not working with selected PDF text in Edge

Hi everyone, I'm facing an issue with Microsoft Edge's Copilot integration while working with PDFs. I can successfully select text in a PDF, but when I right-click and choose “Ask Copilot,” nothing happens — the query doesn’t get sent to Copilot. Here’s…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-14T14:22:38.8966667+00:00
Pankaj Kumar Vishwakarma 15 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-31T07:48:07.3866667+00:00
Ung knowledge 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why pdf files opening automatically when I download

When I download pdf files to save them the file is automatically opening. This is a new thing as they never have done this before.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-22T21:58:31.77+00:00
Leonie Dooley 25 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-22T22:33:21.4833333+00:00
Leonie Dooley 25 Reputation points
1 answer

The brightness on my pc on max ,I cannot fix it .

The brightness on my pc was on its max I cannot fix it .So what can i do tell me.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-13T18:19:40.81+00:00
Rajeeb Senapati 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-13T18:55:40.7333333+00:00
Kimberly Olaño 19,145 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

why has my pdf got a web address, please and what can I do about it? Thanks?

I created a fillable form using Docfly PDF editor. When I downloaded it, the download included the web address. What can I do about this please? I want to be able to send out the PDF as a workbook, but can't at present because of this problem. Thanks for…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-09T12:27:51.7966667+00:00
KS 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-10T11:42:14.1766667+00:00
KS 20 Reputation points
2 answers

MS Edge: PDF Text Clipping and Zoom Out Issue

PDF Zoom out issue and text clipping on Annotations. Any fix to this ? Refer Attached Video Video - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vv4WKCRmtQ52tCd_qIp3oDQalStFazJz/view?usp=sharing

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-01T19:30:53.8233333+00:00
Shivam Lakhwara 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-10-01T22:17:51.3633333+00:00
Shivam Lakhwara 5 Reputation points