Change Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) default output format to the legacy Microsoft XPS format (*.xps)

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) generates OpenXPS (*.oxps) files by default in Windows 10, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2025. If you enable this group policy setting, the default MXDW output format is the legacy Microsoft XPS (*.xps). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default MXDW output format is OpenXPS (*.oxps).

This policy has no additional user input fields.

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  Activate Internet printing

  Windows 2000 only
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  Add Printer wizard - Network scan page (Managed network)

  At least Windows Vista
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  Add Printer wizard - Network scan page (Unmanaged network)

  At least Windows Vista
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  Allow job name in event logs

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
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  Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections

  At least Windows Server 2003
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  Allow printers to be published

  At least Windows 2000
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  Allow pruning of published printers

  At least Windows 2000
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  Always rasterize content to be printed using a software rasterizer

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
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  Always render print jobs on the server

  At least Windows Vista
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  Always send job page count information for IPP printers

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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  Automatically publish new printers in Active Directory

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
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  Check published state

  At least Windows 2000