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The question is how to automate the printing of a PDF file stored on a Windows workstation. The answer is to use software that has a command line interface for printing, such as, Adobe Reader DC, and schedule the printing job via the Task Scheduler. This is explained in comment <a href="#a42526963" rel="ugc">#a42526963</a>.
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We have a large format printer that is used infrequently. The heads dry up and are very expensive to replace. The service tech suggested printing a job that uses all heads on a regular basis. I am wondering if there is a way to automate the printing of a PDF file stored on a Windows workstation?
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We have a large format printer that is used infrequently. The heads dry up and are very expensive to replace. The service tech suggested printing a job that uses all heads on a regular basis. I am wondering if there is a way to automate the printing of a PDF file stored on a Windows workstation?

Schedule a Recurring Print Job of a Particular PDF file

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.

Printers and Scanners

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.