I certainly hope this is dealt with as a "bug", with the usual response and resolution process. If Adobe forces users of the new "Reader DC" to be punched with a full-monitor-takeover every time they open any pdf file, and offers no setting to toggle it off, it would indeed seem to be a historical precedent. I've seen plenty of smart-ass programs that explode full-screen by default upon opening the first time. But they all had a setting -- somewhere, no matter how buried -- to change that. RESPECTFULLY ADOBE: TAKING OVER USERS' ENTIRE MONITORS BY FORCE, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, IS RUDE... LIKE SHOUTING IN ALL CAPS IS RUDE. BUT, MUCH, MUCH WORSE. A Question: this space is a forum. Is there some other site where this issue should be officially submitted, maybe a ticket or case number generated, etc.? Thanks everyone for the contributions. ... View more

Dear Aadesh... Thanks for the effort, but changing the Zoom setting does not affect this. The zoom setting does change how much of a given page is displaying when the program and the file opens. But the program still ALWAYS opens in maximized view (not Full-Screen), taking up my entire monitor. btw, hitting the Escape key does NOT reduce the overall window from maximized to a normal window, even though I have tried that setting in Preferences both ways. Also, btw, I am on Windows 7 Pro, fully patched and up-to-date. Thanks again.... any other suggestions?? ... View more