Remove Adobe Acrobat Create PDF Toolbar

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December 12, 2024
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I am currently experiencing an issue with a toolbar that occasionally shows up when i use file explorer on Windows 11. most often i see this toolbar when i log in after locking the computer or it sits long enough to log out by itself. the toolbar is non-functional and clicking the different buttons does nothing. the only thing i can do is right click on it which pulls up the menu shown above. when opening a new file explorer window, the new window does not have the toolbar. please help me know how to remove this completely.

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Louis Hong

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I found it! this is the solution!

The "Adobe PDF Toolbar for Internet Explorer" exists as an Windows Internet Explorer Autorun registry.

Adobe Acrobat Create PDF Toolbar Adobe PDF Toolbar for Internet Explorer Adobe Systems Incorporated c:\program files (x86)\common files\adobe\acrobat\wcieactivex\dc\x64\acroiefavstub.dll 2025-04-24 12:59

You can check if you have this registry using Sysinternal tool named "Autoruns.exe". (Google to find this tool, be careful.)

Go to the "Internet Explorer" tab

Right click, delete it

Restart your computer, it'll be gone for good.

Otherwise, you can also manually check the registry location using:

1. Win+R

2. Type regedit.exe (launches the registry editor)

3. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

4. Delete the entry, using best judgement if you're deleting the right one. For me, it's still easy, Adobe is the only entry here.
without Autoruns, it's extremely hard to identify, because it's using a UUID representing a Windows COM object (if you're a C++ developing applications since 1990s, you might know what that is, you can wikipedia it.)

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Louis Hong

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sidenote: Absurd that Windows Explorer's still supports Internet Explorer tool bars. You know those Yahoo tool bars you might have installed back in the day?

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wonderful_workmanship7892

Participant

Same issue - brand new computer, installed Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and got the same thing. Can't use the buttons, can't remove it and stands out as shown in the screenshot as it doesn't follow the dark theme... Any help would be appreciated.

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BG7951

Participant

same issue here after win11 upgrade, extremely annoying. Adobe your software is like a virus, please stop infecting my machine with useless and broken "features".

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Philippe22811442jhgl

Participant

Unfortunately, same boring issue on my side (but in french, as I'm in France), with no way found to get rid of this useless toolbar.
Looking forward to any advice to fix it.