Adobe Acrobat
A way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your system
You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Adobe Acrobat for Windows. It was created for Windows by
Adobe Systems Incorporated. Additional info about Adobe Systems Incorporated can be read
here. You can see more info related to Adobe Acrobat at
http://www.adobe.com. Adobe Acrobat is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while 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 be prompted for administrator rights. Acrobat.exe is the Adobe Acrobat's primary executable file and it takes close to 4.68 MB (4912544 bytes) on disk.
The following executable files are contained in Adobe Acrobat. They take 206.94 MB (
216990552 bytes) on disk.
- Acrobat.exe (4.68 MB)
- AcrobatInfo.exe (32.91 KB)
- acrobat_sl.exe (36.91 KB)
- AcroBroker.exe (2.54 MB)
- acrodist.exe (485.91 KB)
- AcroRd32.exe (3.84 MB)
- AcroShareTarget.exe (69.91 KB)
- AcroTextExtractor.exe (50.91 KB)
- acrotray.exe (5.90 MB)
- ADelRCP.exe (331.41 KB)
- ADNotificationManager.exe (269.41 KB)
- Adobe Crash Processor.exe (945.41 KB)
- AdobeCollabSync.exe (8.11 MB)
- arh.exe (84.66 KB)
- CRLogTransport.exe (177.91 KB)
- CRWindowsClientService.exe (388.91 KB)
- FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
- LogTransport2.exe (840.95 KB)
- ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.91 KB)
- wow_helper.exe (123.91 KB)
- AcroCEF.exe (2.76 MB)
- AcroServicesUpdater.exe (68.98 MB)
- AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
- WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (183.41 KB)
- Adobe_Acrobat_Diagnostics.exe (337.91 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 (2.35 MB)
- adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (349.46 KB)
- AdobeFips.exe (3.96 MB)
- 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (108.91 KB)
- 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (272.41 KB)
- MSRMSPIBroker.exe (412.01 KB)
- 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
- AcroScanBroker.exe (1.93 MB)
- PrintInf64.exe (148.91 KB)
- PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
- Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
- HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (141.41 KB)
- Setup.exe (510.72 KB)
- WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)
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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Adobe Acrobat.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe Acrobat:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe\Acrobat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat
The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Adobe Acrobat:- 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\Assistant.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\StylizePDFApp.aapp
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Summary.aapp
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TextToImageApp.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\UseLegalTemplates.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
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data 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\Acrobat Pro
- 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
Additional registry values that you should clean:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400\ProductName
How to erase Adobe Acrobat from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Adobe Acrobat is an application marketed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Some people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Adobe Acrobat is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.
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- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool

5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Adobe Acrobat or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Acrobat". The Adobe Acrobat application will be found very quickly. After you select Adobe Acrobat in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Adobe Acrobat, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat:
- The web site of the application is: http://www.adobe.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Adobe Acrobat.

8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Adobe Acrobat with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, we are not saying that Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Acrobat supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2024-05-14 18:04:16.540