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Auto Updates aren't working. Mode is set to 3.

New Here ,
Dec 16, 2024 Dec 16, 2024

Hi All,  I'm trying to set up automatic updates.  

Task scheduler is set here -> 

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my mode is set to 3.

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Now i'm trying to see a log to see if it tells me why its failing.

I saw something about iLogLevel but I don't know where to set that to view the log.

Also does someone have to be logged into the machine for it to automatically update?

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Advocate ,
Dec 24, 2024 Dec 24, 2024

In auto mode Updater will install available updates in system context.

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Advocate ,
Dec 16, 2024 Dec 16, 2024

iLogLevel DWORD value must be set to 1 in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Adobe ARM\1.0\ARM

User must be logged in for Updater to be launched by Task Scheduler

AdobeARM.log file is in User Temp folder.

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New Here ,
Dec 17, 2024 Dec 17, 2024

After I found one issue with bUpdater which I changed to 1 (the log showed zero).  I ran the task another time and it put a file in temp.  Then I ran it a third time, but adobe didn't update.

Pictures of the log below.

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Advocate ,
Dec 17, 2024 Dec 17, 2024

It is best if you simply delete bUpdater in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown

The image you provided shows that you set it to disable updates for Reader.

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New Here ,
Dec 24, 2024 Dec 24, 2024

Will the updater run as system context or the user?  We don't give the users admin rights so we don't want them to get UAC prompts.

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Advocate ,
Dec 24, 2024 Dec 24, 2024

In auto mode Updater will install available updates in system context.

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Enthusiast ,
Jan 23, 2025 Jan 23, 2025

Not always

The update released today I had to manually update. A little surprising since my other Adobe apps auto update. Checked auto updater to insure it was on, and it was. May just be anomaly. Will have to monitor 

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New Here ,
Feb 04, 2025 Feb 04, 2025

I have 160 Users with Adobe Acrobat 2024.3.20112.0 installed. And the Adobe Update shows Adobe is up to date. Despite version  24.5.20392.0. now availible. I had to manually update my system. I do not want to manually update 160 users systems. We had another 160 Users the Auto-Update did work. I have been unable to discover why the other systems failed, including my own. 

 

Any suggestions?

 

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Advocate ,
Feb 04, 2025 Feb 04, 2025

You'd have to provide verbose log file from a system where "Adobe Update shows Adobe is up to date"

Do you mean "Adobe Updater shows Adobe Acrobat is up to date"?

As suggested many times on these forums:

1. to enable verbose logging please set iLogLevel DWORD value to 1 in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Adobe ARM\1.0\ARM

2. Select Check for updates from Acrobat Help menu

3. Provide AdobeARM.log file from User Temp folder (send it to me directly)

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New Here ,
Jun 20, 2025 Jun 20, 2025

I have the same issue with not being able to update adode dc pro Ilog level is not avalible in the registry location specified above adobe.jpg

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 08, 2025 Jul 08, 2025
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Hi @doug_5378

 

Thanks for reaching out. 
It is likely that if your machine is IT-managed, your IT admin has disabled it. Otherwise, reinstallation should fix this issue. 

Let us know if you have further questions.

 


Best regards,
Tariq | Adobe Community Team

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