The files are created by Microsoft XPS Document Writer, but can be opened by Microsoft XPS Viewer. You may access the Viewer directly, or open it through the file. Open the XPS Viewer first.

The Microsoft XPS Document Writer saves your archived documents, Web pages and shared content as XPS files. Windows 8 includes an XPS Viewer that opens these files in a readable format.

XPS, in other words, acts like a low-level common document format given that all applications, if they are to print the XPS way, must convert at some point to an XPS document.

Windows offers more support for XPS files than Acrobat PDF files. The XML Paper Specification (XPS), is an open document format that uses Extensible Markup Language (XML) and other industry ...

Altron Bytes Document Solutions addresses the issue of XML Paper Specification (XPS) documents not being printed on a Xerox printer or multifunction device – a frequently searched question on ...