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"App can't set print settings" error or DBCS characters cannot be printed in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You open a document, and then you open the custom advanced print settings flyout of a Windows Store device app for printers.
  • You type double-byte character set (DBCS) characters in the print settings flyout. The DBCS characters will be printed together with the document. 
  • You print the document.
In this scenario, the double-byte characters are not printed correctly. Or, the document cannot be printed, and you receive an error message that resembles the following:
Something went wrong and this app can't set print settings. Go back to continue printing.  

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install update rollup 2975719. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2975719 August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

For more information about the advanced print settings flyout, go to the following Microsoft website:
General information about the advanced print settings flyout
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseadvanced, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 2979052
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 8/12/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 298