Adobe Acrobat Reader

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information on Adobe Systems Incorporated can be found here. Detailed information about Adobe Acrobat Reader can be seen at http://www.adobe.com. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. Adobe Acrobat Reader's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. The program's main executable file occupies 3.89 MB (4075936 bytes) on disk and is labeled AcroRd32.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Adobe Acrobat Reader. They take about 326.55 MB (342409952 bytes) on disk.

• AcroBroker.exe (2.14 MB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.89 MB)
• AcroRd32Info.exe (32.91 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.91 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (331.41 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (228.91 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.45 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 (2.69 MB)
• RdrServicesUpdater.exe (101.29 MB)
• RdrCEF.exe (2.69 MB)
• RdrServicesUpdater.exe (91.02 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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The current web page applies to Adobe Acrobat Reader version 24.002.21005 alone. For other Adobe Acrobat Reader versions please click below:

• 24.002.20895
• 23.001.20174
• 24.002.20759
• 24.002.20854
• 24.001.20615
• 24.003.20180
• 24.005.20307
• 25.001.20432
• 24.002.20687
• 22.003.20314
• 24.003.20112
• 22.003.20258
• 25.001.20435
• 24.002.20933
• 25.001.20467
• 25.001.20474
• 23.006.20320
• 11.0.09
• 23.008.20458
• 23.003.20201
• 23.001.20064
• 24.004.20220
• 23.008.20470
• 22.003.20310
• 23.003.20244
• 24.005.20421
• 25.001.20428
• 24.004.20243
• 24.004.20272
• 24.005.20399
• 22.003.20322
• 24.002.20965
• 24.003.20054
• 23.003.20284
• 23.006.20360
• 24.001.20643
• 22.003.20263
• 24.002.20857
• 23.003.20269
• 24.005.20320
• 23.001.20143
• 24.001.20604
• 24.005.20414
• 25.001.20458
• 23.003.20215
• 24.005.20392
• 23.008.20533
• 23.006.20380
• 23.001.20093
• 23.008.20421
• 24.001.20629
• 23.008.20555
• 22.003.20282
• 24.002.20991
• 24.002.20736

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Esl\AiodLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Actions_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter_R.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Assistant.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CCX_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates_R.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_DelayedPaywall.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Compare_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Developer_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_DelayedPaywall.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Exp_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Menu.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Forms_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Index_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_CTX.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_DelayedPaywall.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Protect_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Redact_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Review_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Scan_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Standards_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Summary.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\natives_blob.bin

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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 values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\ProductName

A way to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a program marketed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, people decide to erase this program. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to erase Adobe Acrobat Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat Reader or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat Reader". The Adobe Acrobat Reader app will be found automatically. When you click Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list , some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat Reader:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat Reader that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.