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Totuan
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March 14, 2017
Question

Pdf will not open automatically in chrome

  • March 14, 2017
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My chrome is configured to open pdfs with adobe reader dc. When I received a pdf link in my email, I would simply click it and the pdf document would open up in a new window,while simultaneously copying it to my download folder.  Without making any changes..instead of opening the pdf, it now opens my download folder in a new window. Additionally, the popup at the bottom of the page where I can choose to always open that type of document is now missing.

  I found a suggestion to use Ctrl + Alt + FN, which brought everything back to normal. However, a week later it changed back again. I have another computer which has the exact same versions and settings as this one, and it works perfectly. I have done all the re-installs, setting resets, etc that are possible.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

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      rachel25141376eupk
      Inspiring
      March 28, 2023

      Here's how you can do it:
      Open the Chrome menu by clicking the three dots in the top-right corner.
      Click Settings.
      Open the Privacy and security menu.
      Select Site Settings.
      Scroll down and click Additional content settings.
      Click PDF documents.
      Below Default behavior, select the Open PDFs in Chrome option.

       

      Regards,

      Rachel Gomez

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      raechau
      Participant
      October 10, 2024

      This does not work. This opens the PDFs in a Chrome tab (on the web) and does not open them in Adobe Acrobat. 

      jnb12458
      jnb12458
      Participant
      April 16, 2017

      I had the same problem so hopefully this helps you.

      Go to your settings for chrome and in the search box type "pdf"

      It will highlight & guide you to Privacy > Content Settings >

      Then scroll all the way to the bottom and uncheck the box for "Open PDF files in default..."

      --So now there is no check in the box.

      This corrected my issue and hope it helps you.

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        Louis261159307koo
        Participant
        March 27, 2023

        Yes it worked... I had to go back in time to 2017 when we could answer qustions with the right answer. 

         

        Signed,

        2023

        ~graffiti
        ~graffiti
        Legend
        March 14, 2017

        Google Chrome will not use the Adobe Reader plug-in to open pdf files. It is incompatible. Have you tried a Chrome forum?

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