Adobe Acrobat

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your system

This web page is about Adobe Acrobat for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information on Adobe Systems Incorporated can be found here. More details about Adobe Acrobat can be seen at http://www.adobe.com. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Adobe Acrobat is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. Acrobat.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 4.55 MB (4770256 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Adobe Acrobat. They occupy 155.61 MB (163165910 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (4.55 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (33.45 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (35.95 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (293.45 KB)
• acrodist.exe (483.45 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.71 MB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (66.22 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.95 KB)
• acrotray.exe (6.10 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (286.95 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (447.95 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.57 MB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (206.45 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (356.45 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.45 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (117.95 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (2.78 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (47.98 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (184.45 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 (2.21 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (345.45 KB)
• unins000.exe (857.76 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (107.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (260.95 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.05 KB)
• 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (1.92 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (128.45 KB)
• PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (140.95 KB)
• Setup.exe (452.48 KB)
• WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 23.003.20269 of Adobe Acrobat. You can find below a few links to other Adobe Acrobat versions:

• 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
• 23.008.20470
• 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
• 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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If planning to uninstall Adobe Acrobat you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• 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\Adobe\ARM\Acrobat_20.009.20067

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Redistributables\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\AdobeCMapFnt10.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\AdobeSysFnt10.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\AcroFnt10.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Accessibility.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_AcroForm.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Annots.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Checkers.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_DigSig.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_DVA.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_eBook.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_EScript.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_IA32.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_MakeAccessible.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Multimedia.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_PDDom.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_PPKLite.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_ReadOutLoud.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_reflow.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_SaveAsRTF.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Search.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_SendMail.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Spelling.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_Updater.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Cache\RdLang_weblink.POL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\SharedDataEvents
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\UserCache.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeCMapFnt15.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeCMapFnt20.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeCMapFnt21.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeCMapFnt22.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeCMapFnt23.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeSysFnt15.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeSysFnt20.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeSysFnt21.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeSysFnt22.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeSysFnt23.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Cache\AcroFnt15.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Cache\AcroFnt20.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Cache\AcroFnt21.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Cache\AcroFnt22.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Cache\AcroFnt23.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\IconCacheAcro65536.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\IconCacheAcro81920.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\IconCacheRdr.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\IconCacheRdr65536.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ProtectedView\AdobeCMapFnt21.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ProtectedView\AdobeCMapFnt22.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ProtectedView\AdobeSysFnt21.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ProtectedView\AdobeSysFnt22.lst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ProtectedView\UserCache.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SharedDataEvents
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\ACROBAT_READER_MASTER_SURFACEID
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_Bonus_Launch_Card
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_Convert_LHP_Reduced
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_Disc_LHP_Reduced
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_Edit_LHP_Reduced
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_More_LHP_Reduced
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_ReducedMode_card
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_ReducedMode_Generic_Card
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_RHP_Reduced
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Acrobat_Sign_LHP_Reduced
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_ACROBAT_WHATS_NEW_CARD
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_FirstMile_Home_View_Surface
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_FirstMile_Right_Sec_Surface
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Convert_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Disc_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Disc_LHP_Retention
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Edit_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Home_LHP_Trial_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_READER_LAUNCH_CARD
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_More_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_RHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_RHP_Intent_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_RHP_Retention
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Sign_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\DC_Reader_Upsell_Cards
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\Edit_InApp_Aug2020
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\TESTING
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\trialcard
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\SOPHIA.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\ACROBAT_READER_MASTER_SURFACEID
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_FirstMile_Home_View_Surface
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_FirstMile_Right_Sec_Surface
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_Convert_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_Disc_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_Disc_LHP_Retention
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_Edit_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_READER_LAUNCH_CARD
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_More_LHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_RHP_Banner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_RHP_Retention
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\DC_Reader_Sign_LHP_Banner

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Acrobat.HTMLPreview.1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\Adobe.Acrobat.Notification.Manager
• 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\Acrobat Reader
• 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\Acrobat Reader
• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400\ProductName

How to delete Adobe Acrobat with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat is an application released by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Some computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY procedure to remove 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat". The Adobe Acrobat app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Adobe Acrobat in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Adobe Acrobat, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing 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 come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Adobe Acrobat.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a 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 asked if you want to delete them. By removing Adobe Acrobat using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Acrobat supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.