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Flickering issue in Adobe acrobat when scrolling last version

Forum|Forum|8 months ago
October 27, 2025
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Hello,

I'm having an issue related to the use of Adobe. I contacted Adobe through their chat, but the assistant wasn’t very helpful.

The problem is that when I scroll through different pages of my PDF, Adobe starts flickering all over the place.

I’ve tried reinstalling and repairing the software.
I’ve disabled page caching.
I’ve also turned off hardware acceleration (GPU acceleration).

I’m running out of ideas — nothing seems to work, and my fields keep flickering nonstop.

If anyone has a solution to this issue, I’d really appreciate your help.
I’m using Windows 11, and my Adobe software version is 25.001.20813.0.

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Ifonly

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I am having the same issue for a few weeks now, I have Windows 10, Reader 2026.0001.21691, 64 bits.

I tried to deactivate the “Use page cache”, but it didn’t work, even after restarting the computer.

I’m lost.

Anand Sri Bhattacharya

Community Manager

Hi there!

I hope you are doing well, and thanks for reaching out. We're sorry for the trouble you had.

Could you please share more details about the issue?

Does the flickering happen in all PDFs or only specific files? (A) All files, (B) Only some files
Are you using Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Pro, and does the issue occur in full screen, normal view, or both?
Is it the entire Acrobat window that flickers, or only the PDF content?

Please ensure that the OS is updated with the latest available version, along with the latest GPU driver. Download the latest driver directly from your GPU manufacturer's website.

For testing purposes, please disable the Enhanced security once, go to Menu > Preferences > Security (Enhanced). Temporarily uncheck Enable Protected Mode at startup. Restart Acrobat and test. Please enable the security settings after the test.

Let us know how it goes after trying these steps, and please reach out if you need any assistance.

Regards,

Anand Sri.

Try with a different PDF saved locally (not on OneDrive, SharePoint, or a network drive).

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Terratron

Participant

Same flickering issue. After update to 25.001.208xx and language change inside Adobe Reader, PDF started to flicker like crazy. Had to uninstall Adobe and revert to 25.001.20756.

creative explorer

Community Expert

@Terratron sometimes waiting a few weeks before updating to the latest and greatest updates might be a good thing for buggy work-arounds?!

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Terratron

Participant

Lately the program updates itself every month, hence you get the bugs anyway...

Looks like Adobe is aware of this flickering issue. Fresh install updated the Reader only to version 25.001.20756.

creative explorer

Community Expert

@florian_7716 Since you've exhausted the Acrobat internal settings, the problem likely lies in the interaction between Acrobat, your graphics driver, and Windows 11's display settings.

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