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How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your system

Adobe Acrobat is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Open here for more info on Adobe Systems Incorporated. Detailed information about Adobe Acrobat can be seen at . Adobe Acrobat is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat 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 programs's main file and it takes close to 4.55 MB (4768208 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside Adobe Acrobat. They occupy about 151.39 MB (158747320 bytes) on disk.

  • Acrobat.exe (4.55 MB)
  • AcrobatInfo.exe (33.45 KB)
  • acrobat_sl.exe (35.95 KB)
  • AcroBroker.exe (293.45 KB)
  • acrodist.exe (483.45 KB)
  • AcroRd32.exe (3.71 MB)
  • AcroShareTarget.exe (66.22 KB)
  • AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.95 KB)
  • acrotray.exe (6.10 MB)
  • ADelRCP.exe (286.45 KB)
  • ADNotificationManager.exe (432.95 KB)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.57 MB)
  • arh.exe (84.66 KB)
  • CRLogTransport.exe (206.45 KB)
  • CRWindowsClientService.exe (356.45 KB)
  • FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
  • LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
  • ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.45 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (117.95 KB)
  • AcroCEF.exe (2.78 MB)
  • AcroServicesUpdater.exe (46.27 MB)
  • AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
  • WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (184.45 KB)
  • AGSService.exe (3.56 MB)
  • gccustomhook.exe (3.28 MB)
  • AcroLicApp.exe (4.34 MB)
  • adobe_licensing_helper.exe (2.46 MB)
  • adobe_licutil.exe (2.64 MB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (1.30 MB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (365.77 KB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.21 MB)
  • adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (345.45 KB)
  • 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (107.95 KB)
  • 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (260.95 KB)
  • MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.05 KB)
  • 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
  • AcroScanBroker.exe (1.92 MB)
  • PrintInf64.exe (128.45 KB)
  • PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
  • Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
  • HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (140.95 KB)
  • Setup.exe (510.72 KB)
  • WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)
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The current web page applies to Adobe Acrobat version 23.003.20215 only. Click on the links below for other Adobe Acrobat versions:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you are trying to remove Adobe Acrobat from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • 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\ContextMenuIExplorerCommandShim.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\AddSignBranding.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter.aapp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CCXApp.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\CollectPayments.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\ConvertPDF_Full.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\CreateWebForm.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\SendInBulk.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\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_reader_appicon_16.png
  • 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\AcrobatMenuCoreApp.msix
  • 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_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.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
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\widevinecdmadapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_100_percent.pak

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Acrobat.HTMLPreview.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat.aaui+xml
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat-security-settings
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Adobe Acrobat
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adobe.acrobat.firefox_webcapture
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\Adobe Acrobat
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400\ProductName


A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat is an application by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This can be hard because doing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to erase Adobe Acrobat 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 a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Acrobat or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Acrobat app will be found automatically. When you select Adobe Acrobat in the list , some 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, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat:





  • The software company 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 show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Adobe Acrobat.
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8. After removing Adobe Acrobat, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat supposing 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.

2023-06-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-06-21 15:57:00.570