No product code under Wow6432Node

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Am trying to disable auto updates in Adobe Reader DC (Continuous) through the registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe ARM\Legacy\(product name)\(product code) Mode method. Had no problems on a Win 7 64 bit machine. But on a Win 7 32 bit machine, the additional keys in the registry under Wow6432Node are not there. I can create them, but I'd need the product code. So how do I get the updates disabled on the Win 7 32 bit machine? (Note: Am not downgrading to Win 10 at this time, so do not need to hear about that.)

Thanks in advance.

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If you are administering 32-bit machines you need to know about HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node. It isn't created by Adobe (it can't be). It's an automatic part of the registry in 64-bit machines, that doesn't exist on 32-bit machines. To cut a very long story short, on a 32-bit machine....

- You MUST NOT create this node, it could cause havoc; get rid of it if you made it.

- Just delete Wow6432Node from your instructions so you have HKLM\SOFTWARE\\Adobe\Adobe ARM\Legacy\(product name)\(product code)

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