In Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft has replaced the legacy Print Dialog for all classic (win32) apps, e.g., Notepad, WordPad, Notepad++, etc., with a new dialog. Earlier, this dialog was available only for UWP apps (aka Store apps). Also, there is a new Print Queue dialog introduced in this version.

Step-by-step guide

Using Command Prompt

  1. Open a Command Prompt window.

  2. Type the following command exactly as given below, and press Enter.

    cmd

    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Print\UnifiedPrintDialog" /v "PreferLegacyPrintDialog" /d 1 /t REG_DWORD /f


  3. If the command was executed correctly, you should see the message “The operation completed successfully.”

Using Registry Editor

  1. Alternately, you can start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and go to the following branch
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Print\UnifiedPrintDialog
  2. Create a new REG_DWORD value named PreferLegacyPrintDialog
    Set PreferLegacyPrintDialog data to 1.

  3. Exit the Registry Editor.