Why is Chrome opening when trying to combine files now?

I used to be able to combine files, something I do daily for work, without Chrome opening a page for Adobe to do this in some super slow cloud that I hate. How do I stop this from happening? Why am I paying for the application to use on my desktop and getting sent to the internet instead, which isn't HIPAA compliant at all. Why would these features just start happening randomly without me agreeing to this too? Adobe is really going downhill.