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July 13, 2022
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Seems like Adobe Acrobat Reader breaks accesibility API on Windows 10

  • July 13, 2022
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My application uses Windows accessibility API to access Google Chrome address bar. It works fine on most Windows 10 PCs, but on some PCs it can't get access to the window of the browser. Here is some details:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/909527/why-i-can39t-get-access-to-ui-elements-of-a-browse.html
Long story short, it seems like Adobe Acrobat Reader alters system accessibility settings on its installation. And sometimes it breaks accessibility for other applications. It also makes other applications rely on Acrobat Reader files instead of system library when they use accessibility API and uninstallation of Acrobat Reader breaks accessibility too.

1. Is that so?
2. Is there a way to fix it? Maybe I can somehow reset system accessibility settings to default on the installation of my app?

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