pdf opens as a web page not an application. If I have no internet I will not be able to open my file

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I have downloaded the latest version of Adobe Reader. All of my .pdf files open as web pages. If the internet is down, I will not be able to open my files. How can I restore the program to just being .pdf files? Adobe has changed every ,pdf file in my computer to this form. And...how can it be a web page and still be a .pdf? I'm confused. Thank you for any help you can give.

AkanchhaS8194121 · Answer

Hi @Sharen15A8  Thanks for reaching out.This is the case when your web browser is set up as a default PDF viewer to open .pdf files.Follow the steps and make Adobe Acrobat Reader DC a default pdf viewer. https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/not-default-pdf-owner-windows10.html  Thanks,Akanchha

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