Best Methods To Deal With QuickBooks Detected That A Component PDF
                     Easy Fixes For 
QuickBooks Detected 
That A Component 
PDF 
Error
QuickBooks is an accounting software that assists users with budgeting, 
monitoring cash flow, control unnecessary expenses by creating precise 
accounting reports. Users can share the documents online or print them. But, 
sometimes, the users experience QuickBooks detected that a component PDF 
error message while creating or printing documents using the software. If you 
also struggle to print documents in your QuickBooks, give this blog a read to 
figure out the reasons that cause the issue and techniques to remove it from 
your PC.
Speak to a QB professional at 1-855-856-0042 for a quick resolution of 
this issue.

Reasons
QuickBooks develops this printing issue due to the conditions mentioned below-
1. The printer drivers are damaged or missing from your computer.
2. You have selected an incorrect printer in QuickBooks or Windows settings.
3. QuickBooks isn’t able to connect with the printer due to restrictions of the 
Windows Firewall.
Solutions
Take help of the following methods to resolve this printing issue in your 
QuickBooks-
Solution 1- Select the correct printer in your Windows settings 
and turn on the XPS
This issue will not you let you create or print documents in QuickBooks Desktop. It 
usually happens when the system fails to connect with the printer due to incorrect 
Windows settings or the XPS document writer stops running in the background. You 
must set the correct printer as the default in the Windows settings using the steps 
below-
1. Click the Windows Start button and tap Settings (Gear icon) to open the control 
panel.
2. Click the Devices option in the control panel menu and go to Printers & Scanners 
on the left.
3. Select the Add printer or scanner option and choose the printer that is currently 
connected to your system and can be used to print forms in QuickBooks.
4. Set it as the default printer in your Windows and save the settings.
After the correct printer is selected to print the QuickBooks forms, you need to turn 
on the XPS Document writer as shown in the following steps-
1. Go to the Run window by pressing Windows + R and type appwiz.cpl in the 
search field.
2. Hit Enter on your keyboard to open the Program and features window.
3. Tap Turn Windows features on or off on the left and mark the Microsoft XPS 
Document writer checkbox.
4. Try printing documents in your QuickBooks after saving the settings.
If the error emerges again, you can fix it with the QB tool hub.
Solution 2- Use the PDF & Print repair tool
You’ll face trouble printing forms in QuickBooks if internal glitches occur in the 
software, which stops it from connecting to the printer. The steps given below must 
be used to fix the issue with the help of the QuickBooks tool hub-
1. Go to the Program Problems option in your QuickBooks Tool hub.
2. Select the QuickBooks PDF & Print repair tool from the options and wait until 
the issues are fixed.
3. Reopen QuickBooks and try printing documents again.
Conclusion
This blog helps to find out why you see QuickBooks 
Detected That  A Component PDF error message while printing or creating 
documents in the software. We hope you apply the methods given in the blog to 
rectify the issue from your computer.
If you run into any other issues while using the methods, contact a QB support 
team at 1-855-856-0042.