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You can use the Adobe Customization Wizard DC on both Reader DC (Classic or Perpetual) versions.
You can also use the Windows Registry to turn these services OFF.
Workflows (Services integration)
These preferences enable integration with Document Cloud services.
This preference category contains the following subfeature(s):
- Mobile Link
- Services (Acrobat.com: 11.x and earlier)
- Services (EchoSign: 11.x and earlier)
- Services (SharePoint-Office365)
- Services integration (11.x and earlier)
- Services integration (DC)
- Synchronizer
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You can use the Adobe Customization Wizard DC on both Reader DC (Classic or Perpetual) versions.
You can also use the Windows Registry to turn these services OFF.
Workflows (Services integration)
These preferences enable integration with Document Cloud services.
This preference category contains the following subfeature(s):
- Mobile Link
- Services (Acrobat.com: 11.x and earlier)
- Services (EchoSign: 11.x and earlier)
- Services (SharePoint-Office365)
- Services integration (11.x and earlier)
- Services integration (DC)
- Synchronizer
Services integration (DC)
These settings for DC products replace those used by 11.x and earlier. By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated with the user interface so that users can leverage them in enterprise workflows. Adobe's services are rapidly evolving and allow your organization to increase its efficiency with zero infrastructure and management costs.
Summary table
| bAdobeSendPluginToggle | Toggles the Adobe Send and Track plugin for Outlook |
| bToggleAdobeDocumentServices | Disables all service access except those features controlled by the other preferences. |
| bToggleAdobeSign | Disables Adobe Send for Signature (formerly EchoSign). |
| bTogglePrefSync | Disables preferences synchronization. |
| bToggleWebConnectors | Disables 3rd party connectors. |
| bUpdater | Disables both updates to the product's web-plugin components as well as all services. |
bUpdater
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | ||
| Version # | DC | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices | |
| Summary | Disables both updates to the product's web-plugin components as well as all services. | |
| Details | This new preference replaces the now deprecated HKCU services master switch bEnableAcrobatHS. It disables both updates to the product's web-plugin components as well as all services without exception, including any sign-in screen. The setting is not the same as bUpdaterwhich resides directly under FeatureLockdown and disables product updates. Possible values include:
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bToggleAdobeDocumentServices
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | null | |
| Version # | DC | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices | |
| Summary | Disables all service access except those features controlled by the other preferences. | |
| Details | This setting does not affect Adobe Send for Signature, preference synchronization, or third party connectors. Possible values include:
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bToggleAdobeSign
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | null | |
| Version # | DC | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices | |
| Summary | Disables Adobe Send for Signature (formerly EchoSign). | |
| Details | Possible values include:
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bTogglePrefSync
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | null | |
| Version # | DC | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices | |
| Summary | Disables preferences synchronization. | |
| Details | This preference disables and locks a new feature which synchronizes desktop preferences across devices on which the user is signed in with an Adobe ID (including phones). Possible values include:
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bToggleWebConnectors
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | null | |
| Version # | DC | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices | |
| Summary | Disables 3rd party connectors. | |
| Details | Allows configuring in-product access to third party servicesfor file storage. Possible values include:
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bAdobeSendPluginToggle
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | 1 | |
| Version # | DC | |
| HKCU Path | Workflows | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cCloud | |
| Summary | Toggles the Adobe Send and Track plugin for Outlook | |
| Details | When enabled, an Adobe Send and Trackbutton appears in Outlook when composing an email. It enables sending large files as public links through Outlook. The attached files are uploaded to Adobe Document Cloud and public links to the files are inserted in the email body. Recipients can click the link to preview the file in a browser window and can download the file if needed. Possible values include:
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Additionally to the items above, you will need to disable the SharePoint Office 365 feature. Then the "Add Account" item will be gone from the application UI.
Services (SharePoint-Office365)
These preferences configure SharePoint and Office365 integration. Macintosh support begins with 11.0.
Summary table
| bDisableSharePointFeatures | Disables the SharePoint and Office 365 integration features. |
bDisableSharePointFeatures
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | null | |
| Version # | 10.1+ | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cSharePoint | |
| Summary | Disables the SharePoint and Office 365 integration features. | |
| Details | Controls the application's ability to detect that a file came from a Sharepoint server, disables the check-out prompt, and removes the SharePoint specific menu items. Possible values include:
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This is not working for me, probably due to me not understanding and adding the correct registry entry.
Here is my setup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown\
From here should cSharePoint be a new Key and within that cSharePoint key create a DWORD (32-bit) Value or DWORD (32-bit) Value labeled cSharePoint at the FeatureLockdown node?
or
This does not seem to work for me on Mac OS X. I've been reading the official documentation and I don't know what I am doing wrong. I created a file called com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist in <System Disk>/Library/Preferences/ and I added the information in the screenshot below. Every time I launch Acrobat Pro, it still has all the cloud features and the updaters available. How can I remove all the services?
Poorvi,
I created this com.adobe.acrobat plist in Xcode. Boolean options there are yes and no, not true or false. Does that matter? bUpdater is set to no and i still get access to Add Account on Acrobat DC 2017. Do i need to use another text editor. Must it be "false"?
Thanks,
Sheldon
It should look something like this:
I use Apple's XCode to create PLIST files.
Look in the Preference Reference in the ETK and follow the path that is documented.
Here is an example:
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| Data type | boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD | |
| Default | null | |
| Version # | DC | |
| HKLM Path | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices | |
| Summary | Disables all service access except those features controlled by the other preferences. | |
| Details | This setting does not affect Adobe Send for Signature, preference synchronization, or third party connectors. For the base release, it also did not disable Send and Track; however, it does control Send and Track with the July, 2015 release. To disable all services, use bUpdater . Possible values include:
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The path given is "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockdown\cServices"
Note that after "FeatureLockdown" subheader the next item in the path is "cServices"
This is how you decipher if there is another subheader.
Steve,
Thanks for that information. I am seeing something interesting here and was wondering if you could explain. I have bToggleAdobeDocumentServices in the FeatureLockdown plist and i have bUpdater as well. I would like to stop access to box, DropBox and Onedrive but keep Sharepoint. My settings are below. What i'm getting is Box, DropBox and Sharepoint restricted and One Drive accessible. How can i get what i want?
Thanks in advance.
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