The xpdf-tools-win-4.04 package is a ZIP archive containing a set of compiled .exe files designed to run from the Windows Command Prompt (cmd) or PowerShell. When you download and extract this specific version, you gain access to the following critical utilities:
Solution: The PDF likely contains CID (Character ID) fonts or non-standard encoding. Try the -raw switch to skip text normalization, or -enc UTF-8 to enforce correct output. xpdf-tools-win-4.04