Adobe Acrobat Reader

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows. It was created for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Open here for more info on Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please open http://www.adobe.com if you want to read more on Adobe Acrobat Reader on Adobe Systems Incorporated's web page. Usually the Adobe Acrobat Reader program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Adobe Acrobat Reader is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. Adobe Acrobat Reader's main file takes around 3.84 MB (4030368 bytes) and its name is AcroRd32.exe.

The executables below are part of Adobe Acrobat Reader. They occupy an average of 174.56 MB (183039488 bytes) on disk.

AcroBroker.exe (2.54 MB)
AcroRd32.exe (3.84 MB)
AcroRd32Info.exe (32.91 KB)
AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.91 KB)
ADelRCP.exe (329.91 KB)
ADNotificationManager.exe (227.91 KB)
AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.11 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 (72.28 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)
MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.01 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 24.002.20736 of Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can find below a few links to other Adobe Acrobat Reader releases:

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Several files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

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

Files remaining:

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\Assistant.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\Summary.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\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
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Res.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADNotificationManager.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Adobe.Reader.Dependencies.manifest
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeLinguistic.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\adoberfp.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeXMP.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AGM.dll
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AGMGPUOptIn.ini

Registry that is not cleaned:

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 remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

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 erase Adobe Acrobat Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is an application by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY approach to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate 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 select Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

Star rating (in the lower left 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.
Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Acrobat Reader:

The software company is: http://www.adobe.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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This page is not a piece of advice to remove 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 application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-05-05 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-05-05 20:17:36.663

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