unable to print from Adobe Reader DC after automatic update from 32-bit to 64-bit

Report · Jan 18, 2022

More and more of my users are reporting that they are unable to print a PDF file from Adobe Reader DC any printer in the office. After some troubleshooting, there was an automatic update that occurred updating Adobe Reader DC from ver 21.011.20039 32-bit to ver 21.011.20039 64-bit. I then uninstalled the 64-bit version and re-installed the 32-bit version. Afterwards, I was able to print successfully to any printer. After a while, the automatic update re-occurred back to 64-bit and I was not able to print. It appears that that nothing is entering the print queue. I get the print dialog box, I select the printer, and then I click the print button. I get no error messages from Adobe Reader DC software. Adobe's website has a Windows registry hack to stop the automatic update to 64-bit. I tried this but it is not working. Has anyone experienced this issue and has a fix?

Report · Jan 18, 2022

Assuming your PC is running Windows 10, try setting your Acrobat Acrobat Reader to compatibility mode (Windows 7).

Locate/go to your Adobe Acrobat Reader file location.
Right click the application icon (exe file).
Click Properties.
Select the Compatibility tab.
Compatibility mode: Tick the box (Run this program in compatibility mode for).
Select Windows 7.
Click OK.

Hope this helps.

EE

Report · Jan 21, 2022

Hello,

Same problem observed in our establishment. The change proposed by East_explorer works but makes using Adobe Reader DC very very slow. We hope for a correction or a solution from Adobe soon!

Have a nice day

Report · Jan 21, 2022

Here is the registry edit I am using and so far it is working great.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown

Create new Dword32 entry - "bUpdateToSingleApp" and set to 0

Conrad