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Acrobat crashes when opened

New Here ,
Sep 01, 2025 Sep 01, 2025

Hi

 

Recently I´m having trouble with Acrobat.


When I open it – it seems to open a window which shuts down before I can read what it says.
After that the program freezes and shuts down quickly.


On the upper right corner it says “Log in” – but I can´t click it – and I am already logged into Creative Cloud and the other apps I´m using.


I´m on a Windows 11 pc with 64 GB RAM and a 13th Gen Intel ® Core™ i9-13900K 3.00GHz processor.

I have rebooted the pc, - uninstalled Acrobat, rebooted again, installed acrobat, rebooted again – and it still does exactly the same.

I hope  there´s a fix for this?


All the best
Jesper Juul Christophersen

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Adobe Employee ,
Sep 03, 2025 Sep 03, 2025

Hi there 

 

Thanks for sharing the screenshot of the error message.

 

To fix Adobe Acrobat Error Code 205 "An error has occurred" on Windows, first try signing out and back into your Adobe account, then repair your Acrobat installation via your computer's Control Panel's Programs and Features.

 

If the error persists, ensure that you have a stable internet connection and that no network firewalls are blocking Adobe servers.

 

If it still doesn't work, try creating a new test user profile with full admin rights in Win and using the application there.

 

Let us know how it goes.

 

~Amal

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Adobe Employee ,
Sep 01, 2025 Sep 01, 2025

Hi there,

 

Hope you are doing well and thank you for reaching out and sharing the details.

 

We Sorry to hear that Acrobat is crashing on launch. Since you’ve already tried reinstalling the application and rebooting with no luck, please try the steps shared in the help pages listed below and see if that works for you:

https://adobe.ly/4nduWuP 

https://adobe.ly/4n4X1UN 

 

Let us know if you experience any trouble and need more help.

 

~Amal

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New Here ,
Sep 02, 2025 Sep 02, 2025

Hi Amal

Thank you so much for your reply.


The guide suggests that I open Adobe Acrobat Distiller, - and when I do that, I´m getting the error message, that Acobe Acrobat has failed and must close. It says to contact customer support and use reference code 205 for more information about how to solve the issue.

 

All the best
Jesper

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Adobe Employee ,
Sep 03, 2025 Sep 03, 2025

Hi there 

 

Thanks for sharing the screenshot of the error message.

 

To fix Adobe Acrobat Error Code 205 "An error has occurred" on Windows, first try signing out and back into your Adobe account, then repair your Acrobat installation via your computer's Control Panel's Programs and Features.

 

If the error persists, ensure that you have a stable internet connection and that no network firewalls are blocking Adobe servers.

 

If it still doesn't work, try creating a new test user profile with full admin rights in Win and using the application there.

 

Let us know how it goes.

 

~Amal

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New Here ,
Sep 05, 2025 Sep 05, 2025
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You´re a life saver, Amal.

 

Logging out and back in - and repairing the installation afterwards did the trick.

 

Thank you so much.


All the best
Jesper 🙂

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