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April 23, 2017
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How to disable the automatic execution of Acrobat Reader?

  • April 23, 2017
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Hello everyone,

When I download a PDF file or when I save a file as a PDF, Acrobat opens it automatically, how can I disable this option?

I have searched in preferences, but didn't find anything

Thanks in advance

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Yes, each app. Let's look at Chrome. When you look at a PDF and it has opened in Reader, do you see a download on the download bar at the bottom of Chrome? If so, click on the arrow at the right of the bottom and look for an "always open" option. Turn it off. With this setting PDF files will show in the Chrome browser, on a tab, instead of showing in the separate Reader app.

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Legend
April 23, 2017

Yes, each app. Let's look at Chrome. When you look at a PDF and it has opened in Reader, do you see a download on the download bar at the bottom of Chrome? If so, click on the arrow at the right of the bottom and look for an "always open" option. Turn it off. With this setting PDF files will show in the Chrome browser, on a tab, instead of showing in the separate Reader app.

Thai Nhat
Participant
August 10, 2017

thanks so much!

Legend
April 23, 2017

There are many possibilities. the key thing is that Reader doesn't decide to run when you make or download a file at all. Rather, some other app decides to do it. So it's going to be different according to the app you use and what you did. Nothing to do with Adobe even, unless you actually have the paid-for Acrobat instead of Reader.

We we may be able to help anyway. Please tell us some cases where it happens, what app you use, and exactly what you do.

Participant
April 23, 2017

Thanks for your answer!

I am using Windows 10 on my laptop

So it means I have to change the settings of the softwares which open the pdf?

This happens with Google Chrome and Microsoft Word