Can one use Acrobat Reader on a computer that has Acrobat?

[TonyCzar]

I have Acrobat Pro.  It opens slowly, so I'd like to use Reader to read PDFs instead.  However, attempts to install Reader lead to a message that it is already installed.  Seems to me this is Adobe's way of saying one can't have both.  Is that the case?

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hi TonyCzar,

Thank you for reaching out.

Adobe now provides a unified installer for Acrobat and Acrobat Reader (64 bit). If you install Acrobat Reader and have a subscription, it will automatically update to the Acrobat version once you sign in. Using both applications on a single machine at once is not possible.

For more information, refer to the following help document: https://adobe.ly/3G5G50e, 

Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Meenakshi