Remove AI Assistant From the Tool Bar or Give An Option To Hide It

Report · Jun 24, 2024

Adobe,

Please remove the AI Assistant from the top tool bar in Adobe or give the app users a way to hide that feature. I'm sure there is a group of people who find this tool useful and I am well aware there is a check box in the settings page that claims to remove the AI functions but it does not. I'm kindly asking that the Adobe engineers just make that check box work so when it is selected, the AI features tool stops poping up in the top corner when ever I open a document, the tool bar button can be completely hidden, and make the AI just hide in the background for when there is a chance the end user would like to enable this feature. A lot of mature, professional, and understanding software developers take into consideration that feedback from the end users is paramount to developing a viable program. What is happening now is not just pothetic but unprofessional and detrimental to most people who use Adobe Acrabat.

Please upvote this in the hopes that Adobe gets up and fixes their stuff.

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Report · Jul 03, 2024

Hi Christopher336069038fl1,

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry about the delay in response.

If you wish to turn off the feature, you can do it using the steps suggested here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/disable-generative-ai.html.

However, the option to hide the feature is not available. The feedback has been shared with the team.

You may also share your suggestion with the product team via the following page: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

Report · Jul 03, 2024

Meenakshi,

Thank you for your response. Please stress to the support team that the people who do not like the AI feature just want a way to hide the button and its subsequent popups that limit user productivity and performance of the application. All we want is a way to pick what features of the application are present when it starts and for Adobe to work as we need it to.

Would you be able to take some corrective action and stop providing incorrect information about how to turn off the AI assistant like you did in your response to this post? I feel that you are misleading people into believing that the AI assistant check box in the settings page actuatlly turns off the AI assistant. Yes, you are guiding people to a check box that states it turns off the feature but the AI assistant is not turned off. The AI assistant still displays pop-up windoes when Adobe opens. The AI assistant can still operate if you click the AI assistant button on the tool bar of Adobe. You are offering people a placibo when you can actually use your input as an Adobe employee to come up with a real treatment for this issue.

Report · Nov 19, 2024

Adobe needs to allow us to completely turn off this AI - ASAP. When I deselect the option for "Generative AI," the damn thing is still hanging around, clogging up my screen and generally being a nuisance. It doesn't even do anything useful. Leave the AI to the pros; the people who want to use AI are already logging into ChatGPT, there's no need to force the rest of us to deal with this {moderator deleted abuse}.

Report · Sep 09, 2024

The option to remove the feature is available. Just turn off the new Acrobat. New Acrobat is horrible. You just turn it off and that annoying AI garbage is removed from the tool bar.

Report · Jan 03, 2025

What do you mean by "turn off the new Acrobat"? How is that accomplished?

Report · Mar 10, 2025

How to revert to the Classic UI: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/acrobat-2023-how-to-revert-to-classic-gui-user-in...

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

Report · Mar 11, 2025

This is actually worked! Create a .reg file with the following text and import it as an admin:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown]
"bEnableFlash"=dword:00000000
"bDisableJavaScript"=dword:00000001
"bEnableGentech"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultFindAttachmentPerms]
"tSearchAttachmentsWhiteList"="3g2|3gp|3gpp|3gpp2|aac|ac3|aif|aiff|ani|asf|avi|bmp|cdr|cur|divx|djvu|doc|docx|dv|emf|eps|flv|f4v|gif|ico|iff|jbig2|jp2|jpeg|jpg|m2v|m4a|m4b|m4p|m4v|mid|mkv|mov|mpa|mp2|mp3|mp4|mts|nsv|ogg|ogm|ogv|pbm|pgm|png|ppm|ppt|pptx|ps|psd|qt|rtf|riff|svg|tif|ts|txt|ram|rm|rmvb|vob|wav|wma|wmf|wmv|xmb|xls|xlsx"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms]
"tBuiltInPermList"="version:1|.ade:3|.adp:3|.app:3|.arc:3|.arj:3|.asp:3|.bas:3|.bat:3|.bz:3|.bz2:3|.cab:3|.chm:3|.class:3|.cmd:3|.com:3|.command:3|.cpl:3|.crt:3|.csh:3|.desktop:3|.dll:3|.exe:3|.fxp:3|.gz:3|.hex:3|.hlp:3|.hqx:3|.hta:3|.inf:3|.ini:3|.ins:3|.isp:3|.its:3|.job:3|.js:3|.jse:3|.ksh:3|.lnk:3|.lzh:3|.mad:3|.maf:3|.mag:3|.mam:3|.maq:3|.mar:3|.mas:3|.mat:3|.mau:3|.mav:3|.maw:3|.mda:3|.mdb:3|.mde:3|.mdt:3|.mdw:3|.mdz:3|.msc:3|.msi:3|.msp:3|.mst:3|.ocx:3|.ops:3|.pcd:3|.pi:3|.pif:3|.prf:3|.prg:3|.pst:3|.rar:3|.reg:3|.scf:3|.scr:3|.sct:3|.sea:3|.shb:3|.shs:3|.sit:3|.tar:3|.taz:3|.tgz:3|.tmp:3|.url:3|.vb:3|.vbe:3|.vbs:3|.vsmacros:3|.vss:3|.vst:3|.vsw:3|.webloc:3|.ws:3|.wsc:3|.wsf:3|.wsh:3|.z:3|.zip:3|.zlo:3|.zoo:3|.pdf:2|.fdf:2|.jar:3|.pkg:3|.tool:3|.term:3|.acm:3|.asa:3|.aspx:3|.ax:3|.ad:3|.application:3|.asx:3|.cer:3|.cfg:3|.chi:3|.class:3|.clb:3|.cnt:3|.cnv:3|.cpx:3|.crx:3|.der:3|.drv:3|.fon:3|.gadget:3|.grp:3|.htt:3|.ime:3|.jnlp:3|.local:3|.manifest:3|.mmc:3|.mof:3|.msh:3|.msh1:3|.msh2:3|.mshxml:3|.msh1xml:3|.msh2xml:3|.mui:3|.nls:3|.pl:3|.perl:3|.plg:3|.ps1:3|.ps2:3|.ps1xml:3|.ps2xml:3|.psc1:3|.psc2:3|.py:3|.pyc:3|.pyo:3|.pyd:3|.rb:3|.sys:3|.tlb:3|.tsp:3|.xbap:3|.xnk:3|.xpi:3|.air:3|.appref-ms:3|.desklink:3|.glk:3|.library-ms:3|.mapimail:3|.mydocs:3|.sct:3|.search-ms:3|.searchConnector-ms:3|.vxd:3|.website:3|.zfsendtotarget:3"

Report · Mar 10, 2025

This does not work. I have done the Disable New Acrobat Reader in preferences and it keeps coming back.

Report · Apr 05, 2025

The floating box pushing AI assistant is hiding my text and driving me crazy I have wasted a lot of time trying to remove it. Help

Report · May 01, 2025

This solution simply does not work. Every time I disable the AI Assistant it reappears the next time I start Acrobat. Infuriating, especially when I'm presenting an document on screen!!

Report · May 01, 2025

This is actually worked! Create a .reg file with the following text and import it as an admin. If you reboot and it comes back you must have a GPO thats overwritting your registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown]
"bEnableFlash"=dword:00000000
"bDisableJavaScript"=dword:00000001
"bEnableGentech"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultFindAttachmentPerms]
"tSearchAttachmentsWhiteList"="3g2|3gp|3gpp|3gpp2|aac|ac3|aif|aiff|ani|asf|avi|bmp|cdr|cur|divx|djvu|doc|docx|dv|emf|eps|flv|f4v|gif|ico|iff|jbig2|jp2|jpeg|jpg|m2v|m4a|m4b|m4p|m4v|mid|mkv|mov|mpa|mp2|mp3|mp4|mts|nsv|ogg|ogm|ogv|pbm|pgm|png|ppm|ppt|pptx|ps|psd|qt|rtf|riff|svg|tif|ts|txt|ram|rm|rmvb|vob|wav|wma|wmf|wmv|xmb|xls|xlsx"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms]
"tBuiltInPermList"="version:1|.ade:3|.adp:3|.app:3|.arc:3|.arj:3|.asp:3|.bas:3|.bat:3|.bz:3|.bz2:3|.cab:3|.chm:3|.class:3|.cmd:3|.com:3|.command:3|.cpl:3|.crt:3|.csh:3|.desktop:3|.dll:3|.exe:3|.fxp:3|.gz:3|.hex:3|.hlp:3|.hqx:3|.hta:3|.inf:3|.ini:3|.ins:3|.isp:3|.its:3|.job:3|.js:3|.jse:3|.ksh:3|.lnk:3|.lzh:3|.mad:3|.maf:3|.mag:3|.mam:3|.maq:3|.mar:3|.mas:3|.mat:3|.mau:3|.mav:3|.maw:3|.mda:3|.mdb:3|.mde:3|.mdt:3|.mdw:3|.mdz:3|.msc:3|.msi:3|.msp:3|.mst:3|.ocx:3|.ops:3|.pcd:3|.pi:3|.pif:3|.prf:3|.prg:3|.pst:3|.rar:3|.reg:3|.scf:3|.scr:3|.sct:3|.sea:3|.shb:3|.shs:3|.sit:3|.tar:3|.taz:3|.tgz:3|.tmp:3|.url:3|.vb:3|.vbe:3|.vbs:3|.vsmacros:3|.vss:3|.vst:3|.vsw:3|.webloc:3|.ws:3|.wsc:3|.wsf:3|.wsh:3|.z:3|.zip:3|.zlo:3|.zoo:3|.pdf:2|.fdf:2|.jar:3|.pkg:3|.tool:3|.term:3|.acm:3|.asa:3|.aspx:3|.ax:3|.ad:3|.application:3|.asx:3|.cer:3|.cfg:3|.chi:3|.class:3|.clb:3|.cnt:3|.cnv:3|.cpx:3|.crx:3|.der:3|.drv:3|.fon:3|.gadget:3|.grp:3|.htt:3|.ime:3|.jnlp:3|.local:3|.manifest:3|.mmc:3|.mof:3|.msh:3|.msh1:3|.msh2:3|.mshxml:3|.msh1xml:3|.msh2xml:3|.mui:3|.nls:3|.pl:3|.perl:3|.plg:3|.ps1:3|.ps2:3|.ps1xml:3|.ps2xml:3|.psc1:3|.psc2:3|.py:3|.pyc:3|.pyo:3|.pyd:3|.rb:3|.sys:3|.tlb:3|.tsp:3|.xbap:3|.xnk:3|.xpi:3|.air:3|.appref-ms:3|.desklink:3|.glk:3|.library-ms:3|.mapimail:3|.mydocs:3|.sct:3|.search-ms:3|.searchConnector-ms:3|.vxd:3|.website:3|.zfsendtotarget:3"

Report · May 01, 2025

This is actually worked! Create a .reg file with the following text and import it as an admin. If you reboot and it comes back you must have a GPO thats overwritting your registry:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown]
"bEnableFlash"=dword:00000000
"bDisableJavaScript"=dword:00000001
"bEnableGentech"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultFindAttachmentPerms]
"tSearchAttachmentsWhiteList"="3g2|3gp|3gpp|3gpp2|aac|ac3|aif|aiff|ani|asf|avi|bmp|cdr|cur|divx|djvu|doc|docx|dv|emf|eps|flv|f4v|gif|ico|iff|jbig2|jp2|jpeg|jpg|m2v|m4a|m4b|m4p|m4v|mid|mkv|mov|mpa|mp2|mp3|mp4|mts|nsv|ogg|ogm|ogv|pbm|pgm|png|ppm|ppt|pptx|ps|psd|qt|rtf|riff|svg|tif|ts|txt|ram|rm|rmvb|vob|wav|wma|wmf|wmv|xmb|xls|xlsx"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms]
"tBuiltInPermList"="version:1|.ade:3|.adp:3|.app:3|.arc:3|.arj:3|.asp:3|.bas:3|.bat:3|.bz:3|.bz2:3|.cab:3|.chm:3|.class:3|.cmd:3|.com:3|.command:3|.cpl:3|.crt:3|.csh:3|.desktop:3|.dll:3|.exe:3|.fxp:3|.gz:3|.hex:3|.hlp:3|.hqx:3|.hta:3|.inf:3|.ini:3|.ins:3|.isp:3|.its:3|.job:3|.js:3|.jse:3|.ksh:3|.lnk:3|.lzh:3|.mad:3|.maf:3|.mag:3|.mam:3|.maq:3|.mar:3|.mas:3|.mat:3|.mau:3|.mav:3|.maw:3|.mda:3|.mdb:3|.mde:3|.mdt:3|.mdw:3|.mdz:3|.msc:3|.msi:3|.msp:3|.mst:3|.ocx:3|.ops:3|.pcd:3|.pi:3|.pif:3|.prf:3|.prg:3|.pst:3|.rar:3|.reg:3|.scf:3|.scr:3|.sct:3|.sea:3|.shb:3|.shs:3|.sit:3|.tar:3|.taz:3|.tgz:3|.tmp:3|.url:3|.vb:3|.vbe:3|.vbs:3|.vsmacros:3|.vss:3|.vst:3|.vsw:3|.webloc:3|.ws:3|.wsc:3|.wsf:3|.wsh:3|.z:3|.zip:3|.zlo:3|.zoo:3|.pdf:2|.fdf:2|.jar:3|.pkg:3|.tool:3|.term:3|.acm:3|.asa:3|.aspx:3|.ax:3|.ad:3|.application:3|.asx:3|.cer:3|.cfg:3|.chi:3|.class:3|.clb:3|.cnt:3|.cnv:3|.cpx:3|.crx:3|.der:3|.drv:3|.fon:3|.gadget:3|.grp:3|.htt:3|.ime:3|.jnlp:3|.local:3|.manifest:3|.mmc:3|.mof:3|.msh:3|.msh1:3|.msh2:3|.mshxml:3|.msh1xml:3|.msh2xml:3|.mui:3|.nls:3|.pl:3|.perl:3|.plg:3|.ps1:3|.ps2:3|.ps1xml:3|.ps2xml:3|.psc1:3|.psc2:3|.py:3|.pyc:3|.pyo:3|.pyd:3|.rb:3|.sys:3|.tlb:3|.tsp:3|.xbap:3|.xnk:3|.xpi:3|.air:3|.appref-ms:3|.desklink:3|.glk:3|.library-ms:3|.mapimail:3|.mydocs:3|.sct:3|.search-ms:3|.searchConnector-ms:3|.vxd:3|.website:3|.zfsendtotarget:3"

Report · May 01, 2025

I promise I am not a bot. Not sure why it added this twice.

Report · Aug 27, 2024

SIR:

I find the AI Assistant button extremely distracting while reading and do not like it. No Sir, I do not!

I believe it to be unnecessary, just add it to the tool bar or some such.

Also, the AI Assistant appears on my screen while reading a document that AI Assistant does not even support (i.e., a document of over 200 pages). So, here it is even more unnecessary. I get your desire to have people use your AI Assistant but please cease with the pushiness of it all. It is unbecoming of a software firm of your talent and stature.

Good day to you Sir!

Report · May 01, 2025

This is actually worked! Create a .reg file with the following text and import it as an admin. If you reboot and it comes back you must have a GPO thats overwritting your registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown]
"bEnableFlash"=dword:00000000
"bDisableJavaScript"=dword:00000001
"bEnableGentech"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultFindAttachmentPerms]
"tSearchAttachmentsWhiteList"="3g2|3gp|3gpp|3gpp2|aac|ac3|aif|aiff|ani|asf|avi|bmp|cdr|cur|divx|djvu|doc|docx|dv|emf|eps|flv|f4v|gif|ico|iff|jbig2|jp2|jpeg|jpg|m2v|m4a|m4b|m4p|m4v|mid|mkv|mov|mpa|mp2|mp3|mp4|mts|nsv|ogg|ogm|ogv|pbm|pgm|png|ppm|ppt|pptx|ps|psd|qt|rtf|riff|svg|tif|ts|txt|ram|rm|rmvb|vob|wav|wma|wmf|wmv|xmb|xls|xlsx"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms]
"tBuiltInPermList"="version:1|.ade:3|.adp:3|.app:3|.arc:3|.arj:3|.asp:3|.bas:3|.bat:3|.bz:3|.bz2:3|.cab:3|.chm:3|.class:3|.cmd:3|.com:3|.command:3|.cpl:3|.crt:3|.csh:3|.desktop:3|.dll:3|.exe:3|.fxp:3|.gz:3|.hex:3|.hlp:3|.hqx:3|.hta:3|.inf:3|.ini:3|.ins:3|.isp:3|.its:3|.job:3|.js:3|.jse:3|.ksh:3|.lnk:3|.lzh:3|.mad:3|.maf:3|.mag:3|.mam:3|.maq:3|.mar:3|.mas:3|.mat:3|.mau:3|.mav:3|.maw:3|.mda:3|.mdb:3|.mde:3|.mdt:3|.mdw:3|.mdz:3|.msc:3|.msi:3|.msp:3|.mst:3|.ocx:3|.ops:3|.pcd:3|.pi:3|.pif:3|.prf:3|.prg:3|.pst:3|.rar:3|.reg:3|.scf:3|.scr:3|.sct:3|.sea:3|.shb:3|.shs:3|.sit:3|.tar:3|.taz:3|.tgz:3|.tmp:3|.url:3|.vb:3|.vbe:3|.vbs:3|.vsmacros:3|.vss:3|.vst:3|.vsw:3|.webloc:3|.ws:3|.wsc:3|.wsf:3|.wsh:3|.z:3|.zip:3|.zlo:3|.zoo:3|.pdf:2|.fdf:2|.jar:3|.pkg:3|.tool:3|.term:3|.acm:3|.asa:3|.aspx:3|.ax:3|.ad:3|.application:3|.asx:3|.cer:3|.cfg:3|.chi:3|.class:3|.clb:3|.cnt:3|.cnv:3|.cpx:3|.crx:3|.der:3|.drv:3|.fon:3|.gadget:3|.grp:3|.htt:3|.ime:3|.jnlp:3|.local:3|.manifest:3|.mmc:3|.mof:3|.msh:3|.msh1:3|.msh2:3|.mshxml:3|.msh1xml:3|.msh2xml:3|.mui:3|.nls:3|.pl:3|.perl:3|.plg:3|.ps1:3|.ps2:3|.ps1xml:3|.ps2xml:3|.psc1:3|.psc2:3|.py:3|.pyc:3|.pyo:3|.pyd:3|.rb:3|.sys:3|.tlb:3|.tsp:3|.xbap:3|.xnk:3|.xpi:3|.air:3|.appref-ms:3|.desklink:3|.glk:3|.library-ms:3|.mapimail:3|.mydocs:3|.sct:3|.search-ms:3|.searchConnector-ms:3|.vxd:3|.website:3|.zfsendtotarget:3"