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Read a pdf without signing in

Community Beginner ,
Dec 07, 2024 Dec 07, 2024

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Im sure this has been asked before but I cant find a recent answer.

 

I have run a signed-in adobe acrobat previously on my Home PC, but now the licence is installed on my work PC and laptop.

 

Now I cant even read a pdf on my Home PC withough it trying to sign me in.

 

Is there a way around this?

OR

Is signing in with my paid subscription the worst thing I could have done on my home PC and I am now being punished for having a paid subscription?

 

Regards

 

 

 

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Adobe Employee ,
Dec 17, 2024 Dec 17, 2024

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Hi @Justin3167320153hh 

 

For your usecase I would suggest to create the following registry key.  In this setting, Acrobat will run as Reader mode and don't ask for sign in, while if you want to use paid features, sign in with your Adobe ID and use the paid features. Signing out will again make it work like Reader.

 

Key Path : - Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown

 

Key Name - bIsSCReducedModeEnforcedEx

Key Value - 1

Key Type - DWORD

 

Regards

Ravi

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Community Expert ,
Dec 08, 2024 Dec 08, 2024

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If you log out of your account you should still be able to view the PDF using the free Reader (which is the same application, only without the additional features of the subscription).

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 15, 2024 Dec 15, 2024

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I dont believe this is correct. When I log out it wont let me read a pdf using the "free reader". Unfortunatley this is the reason for this question.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 15, 2024 Dec 15, 2024

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> A workaround could be using free alternatives like Adobe Reader without logging in 

That's the entire point of this question... And yes, it is possible.

Here's me doing it on my machine using the latest version of Reader, without being logged in (notice it says "Sign In" at the top right corner):

 

try67_1-1734258201326.pngexpand image

 

 

 

 

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 17, 2024 Dec 17, 2024

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It might if I sign out, totally uninstall Acrobat and reinstall but Im not
interested in doing this because I want to keep the full package on my home
PC for when I need it.

Presently, after being logged in, if I log out I cant use the 'reader'
version. I think once the program its been updated with the subscription
tools, you cant easily roll back to using the 'reader', even if you log
out. I tried creating a basic account on a different email to see if this
helped but it insisted I pay up (after a week trial).

(My understanding is there is no 'reader' anymore it's actually the same
installer, BEcause if I try to install the 'reader' is says its already
installed. but happy to be proven wrong).

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Adobe Employee ,
Dec 08, 2024 Dec 08, 2024

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Hi @Justin3167320153hh 

 

You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat and install the free Reader from https://get.adobe.com/reader/.

Regards

Ravi

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 15, 2024 Dec 15, 2024

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Ok thanks. 

Is this the only way?

I run 3 computers, home, work, lapotop but can only be logged in on 2. Is it therefor impossible to read a PDF on the 'logged out' computer using acrobat without uninstalling Acrobat and installing the reader every time?

Is acrobat punishing me for maintaining a paid account? 

 

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Adobe Employee ,
Dec 17, 2024 Dec 17, 2024

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Hi @Justin3167320153hh 

 

For your usecase I would suggest to create the following registry key.  In this setting, Acrobat will run as Reader mode and don't ask for sign in, while if you want to use paid features, sign in with your Adobe ID and use the paid features. Signing out will again make it work like Reader.

 

Key Path : - Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown

 

Key Name - bIsSCReducedModeEnforcedEx

Key Value - 1

Key Type - DWORD

 

Regards

Ravi

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New Here ,
Dec 18, 2024 Dec 18, 2024

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Hi Ravi,

This woork great thanks. Exactly what I was trying to achieve.

Justin

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 18, 2024 Dec 18, 2024

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Signed in correctly on my main account!!!

Thanks Ravi,

Solved.

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Dec 22, 2024 Dec 22, 2024

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Great tip. It would be excellent to see this as the standard behaviour. Makes moving around multiple computers constantly a real pain. 

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