Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your system

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information on Adobe Systems Incorporated can be found here. You can read more about on Adobe Acrobat Reader DC at http://www.adobe.com. Usually the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC folder, depending on the user's option during install. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. The program's main executable file has a size of 3.00 MB (3144360 bytes) on disk and is labeled AcroRd32.exe.

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is comprised of the following executables which occupy 37.09 MB (38891264 bytes) on disk:

• AcroBroker.exe (290.16 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.00 MB)
• AcroRd32Info.exe (29.16 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (46.16 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (261.16 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.28 MB)
• AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• Eula.exe (101.16 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (345.58 KB)
• reader_sl.exe (23.66 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (18.16 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (113.66 KB)
• RdrCEF.exe (6.89 MB)
• RdrServicesUpdater.exe (19.14 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (11.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (165.16 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (102.16 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (253.16 KB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.001.20135 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC:

• 19.010.20064
• 21.005.20060
• 18.011.20036
• 18.011.20063
• 19.010.20099
• 19.010.20098
• 20.012.20043
• 19.021.20058
• 15.009.20071
• 15.010.20060
• 17.012.20093
• 21.001.20142
• 20.009.20065
• 19.021.20049
• 15.009.20077
• 15.020.20042
• 22.001.20117
• 21.007.20095
• 22.002.20191
• 23.001.20174
• 20.012.20048
• 18.009.20044
• 15.023.20070
• 19.008.20080
• 15.010.20059
• 20.009.20074
• 20.012.20041
• 15.010.20056
• 17.012.20095
• 2015.009.20069
• 19.008.20071
• 21.007.20099
• 15.009.20079
• 19.010.20091
• 21.001.20149
• 22.003.20258
• 19.012.20040
• 15.023.20053
• 15.008.20082
• 19.012.20036
• 21.005.20048
• 21.005.20054
• 21.007.20091
• 22.003.20282
• 15.007.20033
• 24.001.20604
• 15.23
• 21.001.20140
• 20.013.20074
• 20.013.20064
• 19.012.20035
• 19.021.20061
• 21.001.20145
• 17.012.20098
• 21.011.20039
• 19.021.20056
• 18.011.20038
• 21.001.20138
• 17.009.20044
• 18.009.20050
• 23.006.20360
• 20.006.20034
• 21.001.20155
• 21.001.20150
• 15.020.20039
• 22.001.20085
• 19.008.20074
• 19.008.20081
• 15.017.20053
• 19.012.20034
• 18.011.20055
• 15.017.20050
• 19.021.20048
• 15.023.20056
• 19.010.20069
• 22.003.20310
• 20.006.20042
• 18.011.20040
• 22.001.20142
• 15.009.20069
• 15.016.20045
• 21.005.20058
• 15.016.20041
• 20.009.20067
• 15.016.20039
• 19.021.20047
• 18.011.20035
• 22.001.20169
• 17.009.20058
• 20.013.20066
• 22.003.20263
• 20.009.20063
• 18.011.20058
• 22.002.20212

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can be left behind when you are trying to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your PC.

Directories that were found:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC:

• 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\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_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_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_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\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\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_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\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Acrofx32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Res.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroSup64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Adobe.Reader.Dependencies.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeLinguistic.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\adoberfp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AGMGPUOptIn.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AIR\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AXE8SharedExpat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AXSLE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\BIBUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_asym.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_base.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_base_non_fips.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_ecc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Click on 'Change' to select default PDF handler.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\CoolType.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry 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

A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is a program marketed by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Some people try to erase it. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to erase Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC". The Adobe Acrobat Reader DC app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Adobe Acrobat Reader DC in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.adobe.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Adobe Acrobat Reader DC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, nor are we saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader DC by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC in case 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.