Adobe Acrobat DC

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC for Windows. The Windows release was created by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More info about Adobe Systems Incorporated can be found here. Please follow http://www.adobe.com if you want to read more on Adobe Acrobat DC on Adobe Systems Incorporated's web page. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Acrobat.exe is the Adobe Acrobat DC's primary executable file and it takes around 3.52 MB (3687472 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Acrobat DC contains of the executables below. They take 52.01 MB (54531712 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (3.52 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (23.05 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (23.55 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (289.55 KB)
• acrodist.exe (480.05 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (2.74 MB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (46.55 KB)
• acrotray.exe (5.59 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (245.05 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.24 MB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (209.05 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (307.05 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (809.05 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (18.05 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (114.05 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (6.88 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (16.45 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (12.00 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (153.05 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (102.55 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (255.05 KB)
• 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (1.91 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (122.55 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.42 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (136.05 KB)
• Setup.exe (457.55 KB)
• WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)

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The current page applies to Adobe Acrobat DC version 20.013.20064 only. You can find below info on other releases of Adobe Acrobat DC:

• 15.006.30243
• 20.009.10076
• 21.005.20060
• 18.011.20063
• 19.010.20064
• 15.007.20033
• 20.013.10064
• 20.012.20043
• 20.009.20065
• 17.012.20095
• 15.010.10056
• 17.012.20093
• 15.023.10056
• 21.007.20099
• 15.017.20050
• 19.010.20098
• 15.020.20042
• 15.006.30244
• 20.009.10057
• 15.009.20077
• 15.006.30096
• 22.002.20191
• 21.007.20095
• 19.010.20099
• 15.017.20051
• 15.023.20070
• 15.006.30201
• 15.009.20071
• 18.009.20044
• 15.010.20059
• 15.006.30174
• 15.016.20045
• 15.006.30172
• 21.005.20054
• 15.006.30094
• 19.021.10041
• 19.012.20035
• 19.008.20071
• 21.007.20102
• 15.009.10077
• 15.009.20079
• 21.001.10148
• 19.010.20091
• 21.001.20149
• 19.010.10083
• 18.011.20038
• 20.012.20048
• 15.023.20053
• 19.012.20040
• 19.012.20036
• 21.007.20091
• 15.006.30097
• 21.005.20048
• 18.009.10044
• 19.021.20049
• 17.012.10091
• 17.008.10022
• 15.008.10082
• 20.013.20066
• 15.010.10048
• 15.010.20056
• 15.006.30015
• 15.004.10016
• 20.006.10057
• 20.007.10042
• 20.013.20074
• 15.008.20082
• 15.006.30119
• 19.022.10098
• 19.021.20061
• 21.011.20039
• 15.006.30280
• 21.001.20145
• 17.012.20098
• 19.022.10086
• 20.006.20034
• 19.021.20056
• 15.006.30033
• 17.009.20044
• 21.001.20138
• 18.009.20050
• 15.006.30198
• 19.021.20058
• 15.006.30279
• 21.001.20150
• 23.003.20284
• 19.022.10064
• 15.008.10073
• 15.020.20039
• 22.001.20085
• 21.001.20155
• 21.001.20142
• 21.001.20135
• 18.011.20055
• 19.008.20074
• 15.017.20053
• 19.012.20034
• 19.008.20081
• 19.021.20048
• 19.010.20100

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When you're planning to uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\Distiller DC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\DC

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\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\AppCenter.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\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\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreatePDF.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\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Standards.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\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\PTB\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_sl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe
• 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_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

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\DC
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

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

How to remove Adobe Acrobat DC from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat DC is an application marketed by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this program. This is efortful because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat DC or simply click the Search feature and type in "Adobe Acrobat DC". If it exists on your system the Adobe Acrobat DC program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Adobe Acrobat DC in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Adobe Acrobat DC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Acrobat DC:

• 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 removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat DC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat DC that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe Acrobat DC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Adobe Acrobat DC by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe Acrobat DC by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Acrobat DC in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.