Adobe as Default PDF Reader

Question

Windows recently had an update that makes it so that Edge is forced to be the default browser and pdf reader and it cannot be changed by going into default apps. Does Adobe have a workaround for this?

Amal. · Answer

Hi @Kayla37216934oyvc

Hope you are doing well.

This is a known issue with Microsoft. Please go though the similar discussions that I have found on MS help page listed below:

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1409481/windows-keeps-putting-edge-as-pdf-file-association

- https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/edge-browser-hijacking-pdfs-and-other-default-apps/b30cba72-9864-46fd-82ee-75c551c94c3d

Hope this information will help.

~Amal

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