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How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your PC

This info is about Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Check out here for more details on Adobe Systems Incorporated. Click on to get more data about Adobe Acrobat Reader on Adobe Systems Incorporated's website. Adobe Acrobat Reader is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC folder, subject to the user's option. Adobe Acrobat Reader's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. Adobe Acrobat Reader's primary file takes around 3.99 MB (4185504 bytes) and is named AcroRd32.exe.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is comprised of the following executables which occupy 488.87 MB (512622168 bytes) on disk:

  • AcroBroker.exe (2.14 MB)
  • AcroRd32.exe (3.99 MB)
  • AcroRd32Info.exe (32.91 KB)
  • AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.90 KB)
  • ADelRCP.exe (364.41 KB)
  • ADNotificationManager.exe (302.40 KB)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe (32.56 MB)
  • AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
  • arh.exe (84.66 KB)
  • Eula.exe (110.91 KB)
  • FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
  • LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
  • reader_sl.exe (36.40 KB)
  • ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.90 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (131.40 KB)
  • RdrCEF.exe (2.72 MB)
  • RdrServicesUpdater.exe (216.38 MB)
  • AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
  • WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (185.90 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 (416.01 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 25.001.20474 of Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can find here a few links to other Adobe Acrobat Reader releases:

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

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Esl\AiodLite.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\A3DUtils.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ACE.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Actions_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter_R.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Assistant.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CCX_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates_R.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_DelayedPaywall.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Compare_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_Full.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Developer_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_DelayedPaywall.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Exp_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Full.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Menu.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_Full.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Forms_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Index_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_CTX.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_DelayedPaywall.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Protect_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Redact_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Review_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Scan_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Standards_R_RHP.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Summary.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\icudt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\natives_blob.bin

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Acrobat Reader
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\ProductName


How to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a program offered by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, people choose to remove it. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE practice to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

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


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat Reader:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.adobe.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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8. After removing Adobe Acrobat Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Acrobat Reader that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe Acrobat Reader with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader 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' PCs.

2025-04-29 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-04-29 06:48:17.990