Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. More information about Adobe Systems Incorporated can be read here. More information about the application Adobe Acrobat Reader DC can be found at http://www.adobe.com. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled AcroRd32.exe and its approximative size is 3.00 MB (3141800 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. They take 37.09 MB (38888672 bytes) on disk.

• AcroBroker.exe (289.66 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 (346.05 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 page applies to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.001.20145 only. You can find below info on other releases 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC

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

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Esl\AiodLite.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Actions_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter_R.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates_R.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Combine_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Compare_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CPDF_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Developer_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Exp_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_Menu.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Edit_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\EPDF_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Forms_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Index_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_CTX.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Pages_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Protect_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Redact_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Review_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Scan_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Standards_R_RHP.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Acrofx32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Res.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Adobe.Reader.Dependencies.manifest
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeGenuineSlimInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeLinguistic.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\adoberfp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AGMGPUOptIn.ini
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AIR\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AXE8SharedExpat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AXSLE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\BIBUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_asym.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_base_non_fips.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ccme_ecc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Click on 'Change' to select default PDF handler.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\CoolType.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\cryptocme.dll

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:

• 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}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\

A way to delete Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is a program by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Some computer users decide to erase this application. This is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY practice to erase Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate 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 is installed on your PC the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Adobe Acrobat Reader DC in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

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

For example 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able 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, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat Reader DC by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.