Adobe Acrobat Reader

A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Open here where you can read more on Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information about the program Adobe Acrobat Reader can be found at http://www.adobe.com. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Adobe Acrobat Reader is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled AcroRd32.exe and occupies 3.84 MB (4027296 bytes).

Adobe Acrobat Reader contains of the executables below. They take 170.49 MB (178775968 bytes) on disk.

AcroBroker.exe (297.41 KB)
AcroRd32.exe (3.84 MB)
AcroRd32Info.exe (32.91 KB)
AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.91 KB)
ADelRCP.exe (323.41 KB)
ADNotificationManager.exe (227.91 KB)
AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.18 MB)
AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
arh.exe (84.66 KB)
Eula.exe (110.91 KB)
FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
reader_sl.exe (36.41 KB)
wow_helper.exe (123.91 KB)
RdrCEF.exe (2.68 MB)
RdrServicesUpdater.exe (71.22 MB)
AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (183.41 KB)
adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.35 MB)
adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (349.46 KB)
AdobeFips.exe (3.96 MB)
32BitMAPIBroker.exe (108.91 KB)
64BitMAPIBroker.exe (272.41 KB)
MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.01 KB)

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Several files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you want to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC

The files below remain on your disk by Adobe Acrobat Reader's application uninstaller when you removed it:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Esl\AiodLite.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\A3DUtils.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ACE.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Actions_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter_R.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CCX_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates_R.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_DelayedPaywall.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Compare_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_Full.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Developer_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_DelayedPaywall.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Exp_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Full.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Menu.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_Full.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Forms_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Index_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_CTX.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_DelayedPaywall.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Protect_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Redact_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Review_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Scan_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Standards_R_RHP.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_100_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_43.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudt.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\natives_blob.bin
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\resources.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_100_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_200_percent.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_elf.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_43.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\icudt.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\icudtl.dat
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libcef.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libEGL.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libGLESv2.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txt
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\locales\en-US.pak
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\natives_blob.bin
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\RdrCEF.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\RdrServicesUpdater.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Acrobat Reader
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\

A way to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is an application offered by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

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6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat Reader or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat Reader". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Acrobat Reader application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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The web site of the application is: http://www.adobe.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}

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The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2024-03-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-03-20 17:13:55.687

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