Adobe Acrobat

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your computer

Adobe Acrobat is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Take a look here for more info on Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information about the application Adobe Acrobat can be seen at http://www.adobe.com. Usually the Adobe Acrobat application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Adobe Acrobat is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}. The program's main executable file has a size of 5.17 MB (5421984 bytes) on disk and is titled Acrobat.exe.

Adobe Acrobat installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 549.59 MB (576286616 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (5.17 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (32.91 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (36.90 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (2.14 MB)
• acrodist.exe (485.90 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (4.01 MB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (69.91 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.91 KB)
• acrotray.exe (8.22 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (370.41 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (413.91 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (934.91 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (33.07 MB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (188.91 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.21 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (73.90 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (131.40 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (2.79 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (225.19 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (230.41 KB)
• Adobe_Acrobat_Diagnostics.exe (360.91 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 (108.90 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (285.90 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (416.00 KB)
• 7za.exe (964.40 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (1.94 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (150.40 KB)
• PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (141.40 KB)
• Setup.exe (410.66 KB)
• WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)

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This page is about Adobe Acrobat version 25.001.20531 alone. For other Adobe Acrobat versions please click below:

• 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
• 25.001.20577
• 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
• 25.001.20521
• 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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Adobe Acrobat has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• 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_19.012.20040

The files below are left behind on your disk by Adobe Acrobat's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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\TranslatePDFApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Workspaces.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_2\AcroCEF.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Acrobat.HTMLPreview.1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\Adobe.Acrobat.Notification.Manager
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.appUriHandler\acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.appUriHandler\stage.acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\AdobeAcrobatReaderCoreApp_pc75e8sa7ep4e\AppUriHandlers\acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\AdobeAcrobatReaderCoreApp_pc75e8sa7ep4e\AppUriHandlers\stage.acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat.aaui+xml
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat
• 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

A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat is an application by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, people want to uninstall it. This is hard because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to uninstall 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Adobe Acrobat or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat". If it exists on your system the Adobe Acrobat application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Adobe Acrobat in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe Acrobat, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Acrobat:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall 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 that have been left behind will be detected 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.