Adobe Acrobat Reader

How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More data about Adobe Systems Incorporated can be seen here. More information about the program Adobe Acrobat Reader can be found at http://www.adobe.com. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing Adobe Acrobat Reader is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. AcroRd32.exe is the Adobe Acrobat Reader's primary executable file and it occupies around 3.62 MB (3798480 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Acrobat Reader contains of the executables below. They take 109.89 MB (115223080 bytes) on disk.

• AcroBroker.exe (293.45 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.62 MB)
• AcroRd32Info.exe (32.45 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.95 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (282.45 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.30 MB)
• AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• Eula.exe (104.95 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (840.16 KB)
• reader_sl.exe (35.95 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.45 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (117.95 KB)
• RdrCEF.exe (1.98 MB)
• RdrServicesUpdater.exe (45.39 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (172.95 KB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.21 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (344.95 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (104.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (258.45 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (361.05 KB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Acrobat Reader version 22.003.20310 only. For more 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
• 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
• 24.002.21005
• 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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Several files, folders and Windows registry data will 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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\

A way to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is an application released by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

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

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Adobe Acrobat Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example 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 window will show up. accept the removal by pressing 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. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat Reader that 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 remove Adobe Acrobat Reader supposing you want to. 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' PCs.