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Adobe Acrobat - Permanently Disable Home Screen Feature

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January 11, 2023
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Please describe the exact preference in Adobe Acrobat Pro that permanently disables the Home Screen feature. Please don't send a pointless link to directions that don't solve my problem. Tell me exactly how to disable this pointless and annoying feature.

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Correct answer JR Boulay

Ratushebarl Greg Harbour

Joe26853055d0nb

Simply uncheck this option in the Preferences (macOS only, not available for the Windows version).

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JR Boulay

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"See the correct answer posted in the link below..."

This is a MacOS only feature, not available on Windows.

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Mike Bro

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@Joe26853055d0nb

See the correct answer posted in the link below...

you may want to uncheck the show online storage options also...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/how-to-make-home-screen-goes-away-after-closing-pdf-file-in-acrobat-dc/td-p/7037565

Regards,

Mike

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Ratushebarl

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Are you AI? That page is from 2015, the option no longer exists.

JR Boulay

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There are only humans on this users forum.
I don't use a Mac any more so I can't check whether this option still exists, but what I can say for sure is that it only existed in the Mac version, not in the Windows version.

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Meenakshi_Negi

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Hi Joe26853055d0nb,

Thank you for reaching out.

If you are referring to removing the Home page in Acrobat that opens by default when you open the application directly, it is not possible. It is designed behavior.

Let us know if you were referring to some other feature.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

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MikeMac966

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Then it's a stupid design that belongs in Windows 98. The multi-step process for accessing files (if not recent) is also incredibly annoying and counterproductive. A backwards step.

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Colin6402

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The persistent "Home" screen in Adobe Acrobat is beyond annoying, it disrupts the workflow and feels absolutely unnecessary. When I close a document, I want the app to close entirely rather than defaulting to the "Home" screen.

I’ve explored the preferences but couldn’t find an option to disable this feature. It would be great if Adobe allowed users to customize this behavior. Adding an option to skip the "Home" screen would improve the experience for many users who prefer a simpler, document-focused workflow.

JR Boulay

Community Expert

What do you mean by "Home Screen feature"?

What is it?

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