Change Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) default output format to the legacy Microsoft XPS format (*.xps)
- Policy ID
- MXDWUseLegacyOutputFormatMSXPS
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Printers
Description
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).
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- MXDWUseLegacyOutputFormatMSXPSREG_DWORD