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Nicholas30926067vx2d
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July 6, 2023
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How to keep Acrobat Pro 2020 (Stand alone Version) Activiated on PC after signing out from Adobe?

  • July 6, 2023
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I have purchased the stand alone permanent licensed version of Adobe Acorbat Pro 2020 for use on my new Windows 11 PC.  This Version of Acorbat 2020 forces me to stay signed in to Adobe to keep it activiated.  Once I sign out of Adobe - it deactivates the Program.  I have had many other earlier versions of Adobe stand alones and NEVER had to be signed into Adobe to use.  I do not want to be signed into Adobe for any reasons once the initial setup has been completed.  Question: How do I prevent this automatic deactivation of my stand alone non-subscription Acrobat Pro 2020 Application when I sign out of Adobe?   Please provide a fix for this serious issue.  Nicholas 

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Amal.
Amal.
Legend
July 7, 2023

Hi @Nicholas30926067vx2d 

 

++ Adding to the discussion

 

For more information about the product activation, please check out the help page https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/faq-acrobat-2020.html

 

Regards

Amal

mariahweyne
mariahweyne
Inspiring
July 6, 2023

You can't. Even with perpetual licenses now you need to be sign in in order to use the program.

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Nicholas30926067vx2dAuthor
Participant
July 6, 2023

Hi thanks for the quick reply.  So no one has arrived at a solution via a registry modification to eliminate the need of Adobe having continual access to their PC just to keep their legally purchased stand alone permanently licensed Acrobat Pro 2020 activated after signing out of the forced Adobe sign in?  If it were a subscription service I get the reason. But for a stand alone version there is absolutely no legal or ethical reason Adobe needs my sign in. If there is really no software modification I can make to eliminate the issue of automatic deactivation on Adobe sign out then I'll be forced to install earlier versions i.e 2019 or 2016 or 2013 as a possible solution. Nicholas

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