I ran into this issue on Windows 2025 Server with QuickBooks 2024 and stumbled upon a solution to the error message when opening QuickBooks: QuickBooks detected that a component required to create PDF files is missing.
I ensured the XPS printer was installed and working, but apparently, QuickBooks checks the name of the XPS Printer. It must be named exactly: Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Once I named it correctly, the error went away. As a sanity check, I renamed it to something else and the error returned! I hope this helps someone!
