Why Is Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Update Service Running If Auto-Updates Are Disabled?

Hi everyone,

I am currently troubleshooting an issue with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015 (Version 2015.006.30033), and I am confused about how updates work in this version.

• I have confirmed that bUpdater is set to 0 in the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureLockDown\Services), which should disable automatic updates.
• However, I noticed that the Adobe Acrobat Update Service (AdobeARMService.exe) is running in the background.
• Despite the service running, Acrobat Reader is not updating automatically.
• I manually checked Help > Check for Updates, and updates are not being installed automatically.

My questions are:

1. Does the 2015 Classic Track support automatic updates, or does it only receive manual updates?
2. Why is the update service running if updates are disabled via bUpdater = 0?
3. Is there any way to enable automatic updates for this version, or is upgrading to a Continuous Track version required?

Any insights from the community or Adobe experts would be really helpful!

Thanks in advance.