Encountering the "QuickBooks detected that a component required to create PDF files" error is fairly frequent among QuickBooks Desktop users, especially in the newer Windows 11 environment, more so than its predecessors Windows 10, 8. If this bug is hampering your operations, perusing this guide, specifically designed to tackle this issue in the Windows 11 context, can be very helpful.

https://qbdataservice.com/blog/component-required-for-pdf-print-from-quickbooks-is-missing/