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Oct 28, 2024 11:23 AM UTC
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Disable the AI Assistant on all Organization

Hello, is it possible to remotely disable the AI Assistant on all installations of Acrobat (Pro and Reader) in the Organization so that end users cannot access this feature?

Thank you

Souvik Sadhu
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Oct 30, 2024 2:50 PM UTC

Hi @Marco5E4C,

 

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

You can roll it out in Active Directory by creating a GPO to add the registry key below and running gpupdate/force on the user machines.

 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown

  • Create new D Word key: bEnableGentech
  • Value: 0
  • Setting the value to 1 will enable generative AI features.

 

If you are using Intune solely for device management, you can disable it via a remediation using two scripts.

 

Detection:

$path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown"
$name = "bEnableGentech"
$type = "DWORD"
$value = 0

Try { 
$Registry = Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name If ($Registry -eq $Value)
{ Write-Output "Compliant" Exit 0 } else
{ Write-Warning "Not Compliant" Exit 1 } } Catch { Write-Warning "Not Compliant" Exit 1 }

 

Remediation:

#Fileext
$regkey="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown"
$name="bEnableGentech"
$value=0

#Registry Template
If (!(Test-Path $regkey))
{
    New-Item -Path $regkey -ErrorAction stop
}
if (!(Get-ItemProperty -Path $regkey -Name $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))
{
    New-ItemProperty -Path $regkey -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -ErrorAction stop
    write-output "remediation complete"
    exit 0
}
set-ItemProperty -Path $regkey -Name $name -Value $value -ErrorAction stop
write-output "remediation complete"
exit 0

Note: Before running the script, please read and validate on your end.


-Souvik

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Participant
Nov 3, 2026 1:29 PM UTC

Thanks . Is there a way to roll it out from Intune ?

 CR

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Anand Sri Bhattacharya
Community Manager
Community Manager
Nov 3, 2026 2:05 PM UTC

Hello ​@good_future8b5a 

 

I hope you are doing well, and thanks for reaching out. Sorry for any trouble.

 

Yes. For Windows devices managed through Microsoft Intune, you can enforce the organization-wide Acrobat/Reader AI Assistant lockdown by deploying Adobe's machine-level policy registry setting. 

Check these articles for more details: 

 

 

I hope this helps, and please reach out if you need any assistance.

Regards,

Anand Sri.

 

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JR Boulay
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 30, 2024 4:23 PM UTC
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Souvik Sadhu
Souvik SadhuCorrect answer
Legend
Oct 30, 2024 2:50 PM UTC

Hi @Marco5E4C,

 

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

You can roll it out in Active Directory by creating a GPO to add the registry key below and running gpupdate/force on the user machines.

 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown

  • Create new D Word key: bEnableGentech
  • Value: 0
  • Setting the value to 1 will enable generative AI features.

 

If you are using Intune solely for device management, you can disable it via a remediation using two scripts.

 

Detection:

$path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown"
$name = "bEnableGentech"
$type = "DWORD"
$value = 0

Try { 
$Registry = Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name If ($Registry -eq $Value)
{ Write-Output "Compliant" Exit 0 } else
{ Write-Warning "Not Compliant" Exit 1 } } Catch { Write-Warning "Not Compliant" Exit 1 }

 

Remediation:

#Fileext
$regkey="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown"
$name="bEnableGentech"
$value=0

#Registry Template
If (!(Test-Path $regkey))
{
    New-Item -Path $regkey -ErrorAction stop
}
if (!(Get-ItemProperty -Path $regkey -Name $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))
{
    New-ItemProperty -Path $regkey -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -ErrorAction stop
    write-output "remediation complete"
    exit 0
}
set-ItemProperty -Path $regkey -Name $name -Value $value -ErrorAction stop
write-output "remediation complete"
exit 0

Note: Before running the script, please read and validate on your end.


-Souvik

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Marco5E4CAuthor
Participating Frequently
Oct 30, 2024 3:07 PM UTC

@S. S Thank you! Let's check the procedure

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Souvik Sadhu
Legend
Oct 30, 2024 4:06 PM UTC

@Marco5E4C Sure!

 

I'll be on standby.

 

-Souvik

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