How to disable protected mode infobar?

[bafahenkel]

I disabled the possibility for the end user to switch off the protected mode by setting "bProtectedMode"  to 1. But that still doesn't hinder the user to enable it via the infobar. Everytime you open a document an info bar with the message "Protected View: This file originated from a potentially unsafe location, and most of features have been disabled to avoid potential security risks" pops up. There you can just switch off the protected view for this document.

How to hide this infobar? I can't have users enable the protected mode by themselves for obvious security reasons.

[AnandSri · Accepted solution]

Hello Bafahenkel,

As per the description above, I can understand that you want to disable the Protected mode info bar in Adobe Reader, Is that correct?

Please refer to the following Adobe articles which discuss how to disable the Protected mode and the info bar Sandbox Protections — Acrobat Application Security Guide

Security — Acrobat Customization Wizard DC for Windows

Protected Mode

You can also refer to Adobe Reader DC disable Protected Mode via GPO

Feel free to update this discussion for any further assistance.

Regards,

Anand Sri.