Adobe Acrobat Reader

A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows. It is produced by Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can find out more on Adobe Systems Incorporated or check for application updates here. More information about Adobe Acrobat Reader can be found at http://www.adobe.com. Usually the Adobe Acrobat Reader program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC directory, depending on the user's option during install. 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 may be prompted for administrator rights. AcroRd32.exe is the Adobe Acrobat Reader's primary executable file and it occupies circa 3.08 MB (3228112 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Acrobat Reader installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 115.94 MB (121574184 bytes) on disk.

AcroBroker.exe (293.45 KB)
AcroRd32.exe (3.08 MB)
AcroRd32Info.exe (32.45 KB)
AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.95 KB)
ADelRCP.exe (282.45 KB)
AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.25 MB)
AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
arh.exe (84.66 KB)
Eula.exe (101.72 KB)
FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
LogTransport2.exe (840.16 KB)
reader_sl.exe (33.77 KB)
wow_helper.exe (114.22 KB)
RdrCEF.exe (6.17 MB)
RdrServicesUpdater.exe (44.29 MB)
AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (170.77 KB)
adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.65 MB)
adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (404.45 KB)
32BitMAPIBroker.exe (101.72 KB)
64BitMAPIBroker.exe (252.72 KB)
MSRMSPIBroker.exe (360.05 KB)

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The current page applies to Adobe Acrobat Reader version 22.003.20282 alone. For other Adobe Acrobat Reader versions please click below:

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Adobe Acrobat Reader has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader

The files below were left behind 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\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_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\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\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_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
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\snapshot_blob.bin
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\v8_context_snapshot.bin
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\widevinecdmadapter.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroDunamis.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Acrofx32.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.dll

Generally the following registry data will not be 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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

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}\

How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a program released by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to erase Adobe Acrobat Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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

6. Navigate the list of programs 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 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Adobe Acrobat Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing 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 page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat Reader that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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Disclaimer

This page 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 application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-11-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-11-17 12:06:34.473

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