Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Take a look here where you can get more info on Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can see more info on Adobe Acrobat Reader DC at http://www.adobe.com. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC directory, regulated by the user's choice. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. AcroRd32.exe is the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC's main executable file and it takes circa 2.87 MB (3014368 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. They occupy about 73.30 MB (76863464 bytes) on disk.

• AcroBroker.exe (290.22 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (2.87 MB)
• AcroRd32Info.exe (29.22 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (46.72 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (274.22 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.15 MB)
• AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe (781.05 KB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• Eula.exe (101.72 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.51 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (346.05 KB)
• reader_sl.exe (24.22 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (18.22 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (114.22 KB)
• RdrCEF.exe (6.07 MB)
• RdrServicesUpdater.exe (25.18 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (11.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (166.22 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (100.72 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (252.22 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 21.007.20099 of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. 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
• 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
• 21.001.20135
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories that were found:

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

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

• 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\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• 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_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
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\RdrCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\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

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

• 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}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• 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 delete Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is an application by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader 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 on your Windows 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 Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC". If it exists on your system the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC application will be found automatically. After you click Adobe Acrobat Reader DC in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will 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 proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 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 ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page 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 for your computer. This text simply 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' PCs.