Prevent automatic installation of Reader DC

It seem they put alot of effort into this:
-You need to disable and delete the Adobe ARM in Windows service

-You also need to delete the task 'Adobe Acrobat Update Task' in the Task Scheduler
-Delete the ARM exe in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe' to be sure

My hate for adobe grows. I love Photoshop 6 and Acrobat X. They are all I need. But I made a mistake and bought into the Photoshop CC. I think CC is an acronym for creative commerce. In my installation of Photoshop CC I "try" acrobat dc. I uninstalled it. And more than once in the last year trying to stop it from telling me I had an update. Just now I got another update notification for acrobat dc (not installed). In the CC desktop I saw the update and poked the three little dots. There was an option to uninstall acrobat dc it. This was titled Acrobat DC NOT Acrobat X. Adobe CC Desktop uninstalled my Acrobat X. I belive the only way to get rid of adbe maleware is to reinstall Windows 10 and NEVER even go to the adobe web site.

I have a Windows 10 Pro home-based workstation that is not part of any corporate network. I also have Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (fully licensed) installed, but I too have been finding repeated automated installs of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, in spite of uninstalling the Reader application more than once.

Using my Windows application log, I found at least one instance where the Reader DC app was automatically installed (without any intervention from me.) The log entry referred to the following location on my PC:

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup

Look for a subfolder containing the installer file AcroRead.msi. I moved tthe subfolder (including all contents) into my Recycle Bin. (You may wish to backup these files if desired.) I then opened Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, which appeared to function normally.

So far, this appears to have resolved my issue.

Is your computer a part of network (like in an office)?