Essential for older software that doesn't support modern PDF standards.
What is an .XPS file and how to open, view and edit one - Adobe
Save paper and ink – create digital copies instead of physical prints. Just choose “Microsoft XPS Document Writer” as your printer and “print” to an .xps file.
Think of it as Microsoft’s alternative to the PDF format. While PDF has become the global standard, XPS is still native to Windows and useful for archiving documents in a fixed layout.