Cannot Open Any Document With Reader

[vishnu_vijay]

Whenever I try to open a document, the cursor would change to the spinning circle for 2 seconds but the document never opens. So I uninstalled reader and installed the latest version. Still did not work. I tried to search for answers online and many of them said to uncheck the protected mode box in preferences. I can open the application but can't open any documents. So i opened Reader and clicked on preferences. The program did not respond for 5 seconds and it closed on its own. I also tried to repair it from the help tab. Finally I tried installing older versions like Reader X even that didn't solve the problem. I use Adobe Reader regularly and had no problems with it until today. What is my next option to try and fix this situation?

[~graffiti]

Try this:

Remove any traces of Reader with this tool: Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs

Go here and download the proper version of your OS and install: Adobe - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Distribution

[vishnu_vijay]

Thanks for the help but I'm still having the same problem. I ran the cleaning and then downloaded the appropriate version from the second link and installed it.

When i tried to open a document for the first time, I got this dialogue box.

I selected the first option (Open reader with AppContainer disabled inside Protected Mode. Did not work. I can open Acrobat Reader from the icon but as soon as I try to open a file with File->Open or select any other option like Edit->Preferences, the program closes by itself. If i try to open a pdf from the desktop, the cursor spins for 5 seconds and nothing happens.

[~graffiti]

In that case, open Reader and go to edit>preferences>security (enhanced)>sandbox protections and disable "Run in AppContainer". If that doesn't clear it up, go back to the same spot and disable "Enable protected mode at startup".

[vishnu_vijay]

As I said, I cant do that because i soon as i click Edit->Preferences the app freezes and closes. Not only Preferences, I cant do other options like File->Open too.

[Shagufta]

Hi vishnu_vijay,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you. Can you please help us with the below information to help us analyse the the issue.

1. Adobe Reader Version (Please try the latest version-  19.012.20035.332343 to check if issue still exists )
2. OS on which the issue occurs.
3. Process Monitor logs for the workflow.

Steps to capture the Process Monitor logs

1. Download Process Monitor from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon
2. Launch procmon.exe.
3. Execute the steps or  workflow that leads to the bug.
4. Save the logs in  the end. (File >> Save)