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A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information on Adobe Systems Incorporated can be seen here. More information about Adobe Acrobat Reader can be found at . The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC directory. Keep in mind that this path 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}. AcroRd32.exe is the Adobe Acrobat Reader's main executable file and it takes approximately 3.89 MB (4082080 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is composed of the following executables which take 376.88 MB (395182608 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 (332.41 KB)
  • ADNotificationManager.exe (263.41 KB)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.80 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)
  • ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.91 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (123.91 KB)
  • RdrCEF.exe (2.70 MB)
  • RdrServicesUpdater.exe (120.39 MB)
  • RdrCEF.exe (2.69 MB)
  • RdrServicesUpdater.exe (101.30 MB)
  • AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
  • WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (183.41 KB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (3.79 MB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (350.91 KB)
  • AdobeFips.exe (3.96 MB)
  • 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (108.91 KB)
  • 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (272.41 KB)
  • MSRMSPIBroker.exe (415.01 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 24.003.20112 of Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can find below info on other versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC

The files below are left behind on your disk by Adobe Acrobat Reader's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • 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


How to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a program offered by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this program. This is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to erase Adobe Acrobat Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Acrobat Reader or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat Reader". If it exists on your system the Adobe Acrobat Reader program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat Reader:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.adobe.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Acrobat Reader which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, nor are we saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-09-10 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-09-10 15:39:01.693