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Every time I boot/restart my laptop (running Win 10 Pro, latest version), Adobe Reader starts with the same file. Here's what I have tried:
- I went into the regsitry and removed every reference to that file.
- I removed every copy of the file from the file system. The only copy remaining is stored in my Outlook .PST file, so it's not visible to the file system.
- I uninstalled/reinstalled the Reader.
- Thinking that Creative Cloud might be triggering it at boot time, I stopped CC from loading.
- I simply tried simply closing the file while in the Reader.
- I went into the Adobe Cloud and removed every file.
I am at a loss as to what to try next. Does anybody have a suggestion as to what I might try next?
--Ernie
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Well, problem solved. Apparently, Microsoft had inserted the file in my Startup directory at some point for some reason (!). When I removed it, the problem went away. It's interesting that a file search did not catch that instance of the file. It also explains why scrubbing the Registry didn't help..
Case closed.
--Ernie
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Well, problem solved. Apparently, Microsoft had inserted the file in my Startup directory at some point for some reason (!). When I removed it, the problem went away. It's interesting that a file search did not catch that instance of the file. It also explains why scrubbing the Registry didn't help..
Case closed.
--Ernie

