Read a pdf without signing in

[Justin3167320153hh]

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

[ravinderg62643219 · Accepted solution]

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

[Justin3167320153hh · Accepted solution]

When I export the key I get this path which looks a different path
different to yours...(Policies)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe
Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown]
"bIsSCReducedModeEnforcedEx"=dword:00000001

Good luck

[gvaeth]

Oof, I can't follow simple directions and proofread I guess.  I don't have access to that PC right now but I'll create the correct key and test later today.

Thanks.

[gvaeth]

As expected, works fine.  No more family members frantically tracking me down to get the password!

[S. S]

Hi @gvaeth,

Hope you are doing well. 

Thanks for sharing that it worked for you.

Marking this as a correct answer for future users to use as a reference.

Regards,
Souvik.