Adobe Acrobat

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Go over here where you can find out more on Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can see more info on Adobe Acrobat at http://www.adobe.com. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100} is the full command line if you want to remove Adobe Acrobat. The program's main executable file is labeled Acrobat.exe and occupies 4.60 MB (4827552 bytes).

Adobe Acrobat contains of the executables below. They occupy 188.49 MB (197647528 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (4.60 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (33.41 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (35.95 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (293.46 KB)
• acrodist.exe (483.45 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.75 MB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (66.22 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.91 KB)
• acrotray.exe (6.44 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (294.41 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (577.91 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (909.91 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.33 MB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (136.41 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (327.91 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.45 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (117.95 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (2.79 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (60.74 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (185.41 KB)
• AGSService.exe (3.56 MB)
• gccustomhook.exe (3.28 MB)
• AcroLicApp.exe (4.34 MB)
• adobe_licensing_helper.exe (2.46 MB)
• adobe_licutil.exe (2.64 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (1.30 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (365.77 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 (107.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (260.95 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.51 KB)
• 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (1.92 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (128.41 KB)
• PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (140.46 KB)
• Setup.exe (410.66 KB)
• WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 23.008.20470 of Adobe Acrobat. You can find here a few links to other Adobe Acrobat releases:

• 24.002.20895
• 23.001.20174
• 24.002.20759
• 24.005.20307
• 24.003.20112
• 24.003.20180
• 24.002.20687
• 22.003.20258
• 25.001.20458
• 25.001.20474
• 24.005.20392
• 24.002.20933
• 23.006.20320
• 23.008.20533
• 24.002.20857
• 22.003.20263
• 23.008.20458
• 23.003.20244
• 24.004.20220
• 22.003.20310
• 24.005.20421
• 24.001.20643
• 23.006.20380
• 24.005.20399
• 23.003.20201
• 23.001.20143
• 22.003.20322
• 24.003.20054
• 25.001.20432
• 23.003.20284
• 24.002.21005
• 24.002.20854
• 24.001.20604
• 24.001.20615
• 24.004.20243
• 23.008.20421
• 23.001.20064
• 24.004.20272
• 23.003.20215
• 23.001.20093
• 23.003.20269
• 24.001.20629
• 23.008.20555
• 25.001.20435
• 22.003.20282
• 25.001.20467
• 24.005.20320
• 24.002.20991
• 25.001.20428
• 24.002.20965
• 22.003.20314
• 24.002.20736
• 24.005.20414
• 23.006.20360

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC
• C:\UserNames\Karix\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat
• C:\UserNames\Karix\AppData\Local\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat
• C:\UserNames\Karix\AppData\Local\Adobe\ARM\Acrobat_23.008.20470

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\Acrobat Elements.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\agm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuIExplorerCommandShim.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuShim64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acadres\ltypeshp.shx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acadres\MyriadCAD.otf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acroamt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectFeedback.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\HomeWelcome.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\StylizePDFApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UseLegalTemplates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\StylizePDFApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\UseLegalTemplates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\RUS\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.dll

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Acrobat.HTMLPreview.1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat.aaui+xml
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat-security-settings
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adobe.acrobat.firefox_webcapture
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrotray.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrotray.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400\ProductName

How to remove Adobe Acrobat from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat is an application offered by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. The best QUICK way to remove Adobe Acrobat 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Acrobat or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat". If it exists on your system the Adobe Acrobat app will be found very quickly. After you select Adobe Acrobat in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Adobe Acrobat, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Acrobat:

• The publisher is: http://www.adobe.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Adobe Acrobat.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Acrobat which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Acrobat in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.