Adobe Acrobat Reader

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows. It was created for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Check out here where you can read more on Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can read more about about Adobe Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com. Adobe Acrobat Reader is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC directory, subject to the user's option. The entire uninstall command line for Adobe Acrobat Reader is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. AcroRd32.exe is the Adobe Acrobat Reader's main executable file and it takes circa 3.71 MB (3891152 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Acrobat Reader installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 121.60 MB (127507744 bytes) on disk.

• AcroBroker.exe (293.45 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.71 MB)
• AcroRd32Info.exe (33.45 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.95 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (286.95 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (168.95 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.57 MB)
• AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• Eula.exe (104.95 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
• reader_sl.exe (35.95 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.45 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (117.95 KB)
• RdrCEF.exe (2.71 MB)
• RdrServicesUpdater.exe (50.21 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (184.45 KB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.21 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (345.45 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (107.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (260.95 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.05 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 23.003.20269 of Adobe Acrobat Reader. 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
• 24.002.21005
• 22.003.20263
• 24.002.20857
• 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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Adobe Acrobat Reader has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer:

• 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\Reader\acrocef_2\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\d3dcompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\RdrCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_2\widevinecdmadapter.dll

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

• 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 to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\ProductName

How to erase Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is an application marketed by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Acrobat Reader or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Adobe Acrobat Reader". The Adobe Acrobat Reader program will be found automatically. When you select 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). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Adobe Acrobat Reader, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader.


8. After removing Adobe Acrobat Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform 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 are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.