Adobe InDesign 2023

A way to uninstall Adobe InDesign 2023 from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove Adobe InDesign 2023 for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Inc.. You can find out more on Adobe Inc. or check for application updates here. More info about the app Adobe InDesign 2023 can be seen at https://www.adobe.com. The program is frequently found in the C:\InDesign 2023 directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Adobe InDesign 2023. Adobe InDesign 2023's main file takes around 1.43 MB (1497056 bytes) and is called Adobe Update Helper.exe.

Adobe InDesign 2023 contains of the executables below. They take 13.96 MB (14634192 bytes) on disk.

• Adobe Update Helper.exe (1.43 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (166.47 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (326.47 KB)
• HDHelper.exe (692.97 KB)
• Set-up.exe (7.88 MB)
• Setup.exe (822.47 KB)
• TokenResolverx64.exe (143.97 KB)
• Uninstaller.exe (1.31 MB)
• HDCoreCustomHook.exe (1.23 MB)

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The current page applies to Adobe InDesign 2023 version 18.5 only. Click on the links below for other Adobe InDesign 2023 versions:

• 18.1
• 18.3
• 18.5.3
• 18.5.4
• 18.5.1
• 18.0
• 18.4
• 18.2.1
• 18.2
• 18.5.2

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If planning to uninstall Adobe InDesign 2023 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Extension Manager CC\EM Store\InDesign64
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign

The files below were left behind on your disk by Adobe InDesign 2023's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\Acrobat Elements.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuIExplorerCommandShim.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuShim64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectFeedback.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\HomeWelcome.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\StylizePDFApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UseLegalTemplates.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat.tlb
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatMenuCoreApp.msix
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libEGL.dll

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InDesign.Adobe Plug-in
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InDesign.Adobe Swatch Exchange
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IDSN_18_5

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2023\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2023\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2024\InDesign.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2024\InDesign.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC 2019\InDesign.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC 2019\InDesign.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to remove Adobe InDesign 2023 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe InDesign 2023 is an application by Adobe Inc.. Sometimes, people want to remove it. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to remove Adobe InDesign 2023 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Adobe InDesign 2023 or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe InDesign 2023". If it exists on your system the Adobe InDesign 2023 application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Adobe InDesign 2023 in the list of apps, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Adobe InDesign 2023, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe InDesign 2023:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.adobe.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Adobe InDesign 2023.


8. After uninstalling Adobe InDesign 2023, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe InDesign 2023 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe InDesign 2023 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Adobe InDesign 2023 by Adobe Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe InDesign 2023 by Adobe Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe InDesign 2023 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.