The (MODIW) and its modern successor, the Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW), are "virtual printers" designed to let you save digital documents without ever touching paper.
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You hit Ctrl + P in an app like Word or even a browser. The (MODIW) and its modern successor, the Microsoft
When you select "Print" from any Windows application, these drivers appear as a printer option in the list. The (MODIW) and its modern successor
Instead of ink, the driver uses the XML Paper Specification (XPS) to "draw" your document into a file.