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How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your PC

This page is about Adobe Acrobat for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Check out here where you can read more on Adobe Systems Incorporated. More info about the software Adobe Acrobat can be seen at . The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Adobe Acrobat is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Acrobat.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 4.78 MB (5009824 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Acrobat installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 324.38 MB (340132232 bytes) on disk.

  • Acrobat.exe (4.78 MB)
  • AcrobatInfo.exe (32.90 KB)
  • acrobat_sl.exe (36.91 KB)
  • AcroBroker.exe (2.14 MB)
  • acrodist.exe (485.91 KB)
  • AcroRd32.exe (3.90 MB)
  • AcroShareTarget.exe (69.91 KB)
  • AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.90 KB)
  • acrotray.exe (7.58 MB)
  • ADelRCP.exe (332.41 KB)
  • ADNotificationManager.exe (340.41 KB)
  • Adobe Crash Processor.exe (944.40 KB)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.81 MB)
  • arh.exe (84.66 KB)
  • CRLogTransport.exe (176.40 KB)
  • CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.22 MB)
  • FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
  • LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
  • patch.exe (29.50 KB)
  • ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.91 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (123.91 KB)
  • AcroCEF.exe (2.77 MB)
  • AcroServicesUpdater.exe (125.43 MB)
  • AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
  • WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (183.41 KB)
  • Adobe_Acrobat_Diagnostics.exe (352.41 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 (3.79 MB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (350.91 KB)
  • AdobeFips.exe (3.96 MB)
  • 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (108.91 KB)
  • 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (272.41 KB)
  • MSRMSPIBroker.exe (415.01 KB)
  • 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
  • AcroScanBroker.exe (1.93 MB)
  • PrintInf64.exe (148.90 KB)
  • PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
  • Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
  • HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (141.41 KB)
  • Setup.exe (513.95 KB)
  • WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)
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This data is about Adobe Acrobat version 24.004.20220 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Adobe Acrobat:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Adobe Acrobat.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Adobe Acrobat:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe\Acrobat

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • 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\Assistant.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\Summary.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TextToImageApp.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\Acrobat.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatMenuCoreApp.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroBroker.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroCEF.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\icudt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroServicesUpdater.exe

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
  • 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_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\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\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

Additional registry values that you should remove:
  • 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


A way to remove Adobe Acrobat from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat is a program marketed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Some users choose to erase it. This is difficult because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase Adobe Acrobat is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat or simply click the Search feature and type in "Adobe Acrobat". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Acrobat app will be found very quickly. When you select Adobe Acrobat in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Adobe Acrobat, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.adobe.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Adobe Acrobat.
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8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Acrobat that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-10-29 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-10-29 11:42:49.150