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October 26, 2021
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"Acrobat has encountered a problem. Some features may not work as expected" Server 2012 R2

  • October 26, 2021
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Hello everybody.

 

A few days ago, colleagues of mine reported that the signing function was not working anymore. When they clicked on the signing page, they were shown the error "Acrobat has encountered a problem. Some features may not work as expected". When they clicked on "Learn More", they were forwarded to this website: Resolve errors related to the AcroCEF/RdrCEF processes of Acrobat or Acrobat Reader (https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrocef-rdrcef-errors.html)

 

I have tried multiple things:

- Update, Reboot

- Uninstall, Registry Clean, Re-Install

- Uninstall, AcroCleaner, Reboot, Re-Install

 

Nothing has worked. Right now, the error also appears a fes seconds after I have opened a PDF. I can click on "OK", but when I want to sign the document, it happends again.

 

I am using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous Release 2021.007.20099, it is the 32-bit version. It runs on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard.

 

Any suggestions? We need the signing-function in our day-to-day business on this Windows Server (most of us are Linux users) and I would be happy to be guided into the right direction 🙂 If I can provide any more useful information, please let me know.

 

Best

Daniel

 

 

7 replies

rlawley67
New Participant
January 23, 2024

I've found that by disabling Enhanced Security, this has resolved my issues.

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown]
"bEnhancedSecurityStandalone"=dword:00000000
"bProtectedMode"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultExecMenuItems]
"tWhiteList"="Close|GeneralInfo|Quit|FirstPage|PrevPage|NextPage|LastPage|ActualSize|FitPage|FitWidth|FitHeight|SinglePage|OneColumn|TwoPages|TwoColumns|ZoomViewIn|ZoomViewOut|ShowHideBookmarks|ShowHideThumbnails|Print|GoToPage|ZoomTo|GeneralPrefs|SaveAs|FullScreenMode|OpenOrganizer|Scan|Web2PDF:OpnURL|AcroSendMail:SendMail|Spelling:Check Spelling|PageSetup|Find|FindSearch|GoBack|GoForward|FitVisible|ShowHideArticles|ShowHideFileAttachment|ShowHideAnnotManager|ShowHideFields|ShowHideOptCont|ShowHideModelTree|ShowHideSignatures|InsertPages|ExtractPages|ReplacePages|DeletePages|CropPages|RotatePages|AddFileAttachment|FindCurrentBookmark|BookmarkShowLocation|GoBackDoc|GoForwardDoc|DocHelpUserGuide|HelpReader|rolReadPage|HandMenuItem|ZoomDragMenuItem|CollectionPreview|CollectionHome|CollectionDetails|CollectionShowRoot|&Pages|Co&ntent|&Forms|Action &Wizard|Recognize &Text|P&rotection|&Sign && Certify|Doc&ument Processing|Print Pro&duction|Ja&vaScript|&Accessibility|Analy&ze|&Annotations|D&rawing Markups|Revie&w"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultFindAttachmentPerms]
"tSearchAttachmentsWhiteList"="3g2|3gp|3gpp|3gpp2|aac|ac3|aif|aiff|ani|asf|avi|bmp|cdr|cur|divx|djvu|doc|docx|dv|emf|eps|flv|f4v|gif|ico|iff|jbig2|jp2|jpeg|jpg|m2v|m4a|m4b|m4p|m4v|mid|mkv|mov|mpa|mp2|mp3|mp4|mts|nsv|ogg|ogm|ogv|pbm|pgm|png|ppm|ppt|pptx|ps|psd|qt|rtf|riff|svg|tif|ts|txt|ram|rm|rmvb|vob|wav|wma|wmf|wmv|xmb|xls|xlsx"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms]
"tBuiltInPermList"="version:1|.ade:3|.adp:3|.app:3|.arc:3|.arj:3|.asp:3|.bas:3|.bat:3|.bz:3|.bz2:3|.cab:3|.chm:3|.class:3|.cmd:3|.com:3|.command:3|.cpl:3|.crt:3|.csh:3|.desktop:3|.dll:3|.exe:3|.fxp:3|.gz:3|.hex:3|.hlp:3|.hqx:3|.hta:3|.inf:3|.ini:3|.ins:3|.isp:3|.its:3|.job:3|.js:3|.jse:3|.ksh:3|.lnk:3|.lzh:3|.mad:3|.maf:3|.mag:3|.mam:3|.maq:3|.mar:3|.mas:3|.mat:3|.mau:3|.mav:3|.maw:3|.mda:3|.mdb:3|.mde:3|.mdt:3|.mdw:3|.mdz:3|.msc:3|.msi:3|.msp:3|.mst:3|.ocx:3|.ops:3|.pcd:3|.pi:3|.pif:3|.prf:3|.prg:3|.pst:3|.rar:3|.reg:3|.scf:3|.scr:3|.sct:3|.sea:3|.shb:3|.shs:3|.sit:3|.tar:3|.taz:3|.tgz:3|.tmp:3|.url:3|.vb:3|.vbe:3|.vbs:3|.vsmacros:3|.vss:3|.vst:3|.vsw:3|.webloc:3|.ws:3|.wsc:3|.wsf:3|.wsh:3|.z:3|.zip:3|.zlo:3|.zoo:3|.pdf:2|.fdf:2|.jar:3|.pkg:3|.tool:3|.term:3|.acm:3|.asa:3|.aspx:3|.ax:3|.ad:3|.application:3|.asx:3|.cer:3|.cfg:3|.chi:3|.class:3|.clb:3|.cnt:3|.cnv:3|.cpx:3|.crx:3|.der:3|.drv:3|.fon:3|.gadget:3|.grp:3|.htt:3|.ime:3|.jnlp:3|.local:3|.manifest:3|.mmc:3|.mof:3|.msh:3|.msh1:3|.msh2:3|.mshxml:3|.msh1xml:3|.msh2xml:3|.mui:3|.nls:3|.pl:3|.perl:3|.plg:3|.ps1:3|.ps2:3|.ps1xml:3|.ps2xml:3|.psc1:3|.psc2:3|.py:3|.pyc:3|.pyo:3|.pyd:3|.rb:3|.sys:3|.tlb:3|.tsp:3|.xbap:3|.xnk:3|.xpi:3|.air:3|.appref-ms:3|.desklink:3|.glk:3|.library-ms:3|.mapimail:3|.mydocs:3|.sct:3|.search-ms:3|.searchConnector-ms:3|.vxd:3|.website:3|.zfsendtotarget:3"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchURLPerms]
"tSchemePerms"="version:2|shell:3|hcp:3|ms-help:3|ms-its:3|ms-itss:3|its:3|mk:3|mhtml:3|help:3|disk:3|afp:3|disks:3|telnet:3|ssh:3|acrobat:2|mailto:2|file:1|rlogin:3|javascript:4|data:3|jar:3|vbscript:3"
"tSponsoredContentSchemeWhiteList"="http|https"
"tFlashContentSchemeWhiteList"="http|https|ftp|rtmp|rtmpe|rtmpt|rtmpte|rtmps|mailto"

Inspiring
November 15, 2023

Just ran into this issue but it was not with signing documents. It was just trying to edit them. found that the new Adobe Acrobat UI is not working properly. I switched back to the old UI by clicking the Menu, and disabling new Acrobat. Then no more issues.

New Participant
December 18, 2023

That solved my issue....thank you!!

November 2, 2023

I had trouble with various tricks, but to my surprise, re-installing Acrobat resolved the issue. Now, all the tools remain in the menu without disappearing when I click on something.

New Participant
February 12, 2025

Not working for this one : (

New Participant
September 29, 2023

Try compatibility..right click icon then compatibility 

New Participant
November 2, 2023

So, I just encountered this on Apple Silicon, Sonoma 14.1 running (at this time) latest 2023.006.20360 Universal version. I had to force quit the app, open "Get Info" on the app, and enable "Open using Rosetta". Haven't encountered issues since. Will report back if I find anything. 

New Participant
September 19, 2023

Hey,

I found a solution for this. Control panel_Uninstall a program_change_slect first circle from the window_Ok

This worked for me

New Participant
July 20, 2024

That worked for me. Thanks a million 

New Participant
July 12, 2023

is there any update on this issue on why this happens? we are effected with this issue and we cannot turn off Antivirus in enterprise.

Appreciate if anyone can help with the same

New Participant
May 2, 2022

I have been having the same problem. Very behind with having documents done as keep hoping that an update will fix the problem. 
I'm surprised there has been no response. 

New Participant
September 14, 2022

Did anyone find a fix for this issue?

 

New Participant
October 3, 2022

Same issue here.  Adobe's virtual chat was useless and I can't find a link to email them.  Anyone make any progress?