Adobe Acrobat shuts down a few seconds after launching

Report · Feb 05, 2024

Hi, i have an account with Adobe Acrobat Standard. I can login online and use it that way but if i open Acrobat locally it shuts down after a few seconds. I have a feeling it's not letting me Sign In, as i can see the Sign In button at the top before it shuts down. I has been running this on my computer for some time before this started to happen. I did also have this problem previously (months ago) and an uninstall, clean and reinstall worked to fix it.

This time around, I uninstalled Acrobat, ran the cleaner https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/Labs/cleaner.html restarted my PC, downloaded the 64 bit version of Acrobat Standard here https://helpx.adobe.com/au/acrobat/kb/acrobat-dc-downloads.html installed it and the identical problem still exists.

Can someone please help?

Report · Nov 18, 2024

I found that there was a bug with Adobe thinking I was loged in to the maximum number of accounts already (for me two). I had logged in on my desktop and laptop, and after updating on my desktop it didn't recognise it as the same log in so everytime it tried logging in it was treating it as a third device and auto shut down the app. I logged out of all devices using the solution below

Solution 4: Launch Distiller and check if Acrobat is activated

Press Windows key + R to open the Run command window. In the Open box, type acrodist and then click OK.
If Acrobat is not activated, you see a warning message and followed by a Sign In Required dialog box. Click the Sign In Now button and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the sign-in process.
After you complete the sign-in, the product is activated. Close Distiller, and then launch Acrobat and see.

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Report · Aug 26, 2025

FANTASTIC - worked perfectly. Hit a problem due to replace a faulty motherboard. Adobe seriously need to put this solution on thier troubleshooting area. Also a handy pop up or option to let us know this was the problem. Not like we dont pay enough for the stuff

Report · Jun 13, 2025

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Report · Jun 13, 2025

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