Turn Off Content Preparation message in Acrobat & Reader

Turn Off Content Preparation message in Acrobat & Reader on Windows OS. 

When opening a multi-page PDF with Acrobat or Reader, the message
"Content Preparation Progress. Please wait while the document is being prepared for reading." Status: Processing page ___ of ____. " appears before the PDF opens.

Solution

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Reading.

2. Under "Screen Reader Options" select "Only read the currently visible pages".

3. Restart the application.

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