Can't open PDFs in PDF reader from Microsoft Store

dstillman · October 24, 2019

This discussion was created from comments split from: Cannot open link from annotation.

olivergraf · October 24, 2019

Not sure if this issue is still open / followed by anyone. I can reproduce the failure to open PDFs (at the appropriate page) if I specify a PDF reader that is installed as an app from the Microsoft Store (e.g. Drawboard). If instead I specify a PDF reader that is installed as normal software (e.g. PDFXchange) all works fine.

dstillman · October 24, 2019

Yes, we're not able to support apps from the Microsoft Store for technical reasons:

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/72491/how-to-set-a-windows-store-uwp-app-drawboard-as-custom-pdf-viewer-in-zotero

(This isn't related to the other thread.)

olivergraf · October 24, 2019

Thank you for directing me to the relevant discussion - great community!