PDFCreator v11.13.2 requires Webview2 and it only allows user installing in Win10 or higher.
It struck in the loading screen if it is installed directly into a Win10 bottle.
I finally successfully installed it with the following steps:
- I used a Win7 bottle to install the DOT NET Framework 4.7.2 that is downloaded from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net472/
- Install WebView2 downloaded from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/ into the same bottle. The WebView comes with the PDFCreator installer does not work with this trick.
- Switch the bottle to Win10 and install PDF24 v11.13.2 with WebView2 unchecked from the installer. I am not sure if it affects, I checked "Use shell extension DLL" in my trial.
- After installing the PDFCreator, switch the bottle back to Win7 and run the application in Win7. The screen is blacked out if it is run in Win10 bottle.
- You may use "Run Command" to run the pdf-Launcher add it as another launcher if you want to.