Acrobat Reader opens PDF Files that are downloaded automaticly

[peter_9657]

Since about 1 - 2 Months ago Adobe opens Downloaded PDF Files from Chrome or Edge automaticly.

The Setting to deactivate it is found under the general Settings.

A direct translation from german would be: "open PDF-files that are saved from the internet"

The Issue is that everyeone would need to do this manually, there does not seem to be a registry key or anything else to deactivate it on a company level.

I don't think any administrator wants to set this setting for their 300 colleagues and if anyone knows of a way to deactivate it automatically that would be perfect.

For anyone interested, yes the default PDF program is not adobe but it still opens files that Edge or other browsers download.

In addition to that, right below the setting itself is a link that supposedly shows compatible browsers but i only get a "404 not found" when I klick on it.

[Randy Hagan · Accepted solution]

If you're on a Windows system, you may want to check how .pdf files are opened in your Windows Settings utility Apps section. There you can set both default applications in general terms and by specific file type. If those setting conflict, unpredictable things can happen. 

Checking the default applications by file type can direct your systems to open .pdf files by default in Edge, or any other browser, if you wish. Just realize that this won't only apply for downloaded .pdf files, but any .pdf file. You may or may not want to change those settings, depending on your use case.

Hope this helps,

Randy