Reader DC ignores registry

Question

HiI am trying to package Reader DC. I am using the Customization Wizard to make the package.I have seen others with this issue but they have not been answered or at least I have not found the answer.I want Reader DC to not be my default reader on computers where a full PDF editor is installed. I have made all of the suggested changes to the Direct Edit Properties, ownership=0, leaveownership, etc, but none has work. I have been testing other options for this. I have even installed Reader DC and manually changed the registry on the computer but even after the registry change the Default viewer is still Reader DC. I was wondering if any one else has found a solution to this problem.

EnterpriseHelp · Answer

Acrobat products have no way of interacting with 3rd party products. The install assumes you want an Adobe product to own PDF, and the ownership settings can only control which Adobe product does that. If you want another product to own the PDF mime type, you may have to install the other product after Reader or research how to return pdf ownership to the other program through manual registry tweaks that you propagate via GPO or some other method. I don't know how complex that task is.

You might get a better answer than this (I hope so), but that's what I suspect is true here.

Ben

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