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Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC via cmd

Community Beginner ,
Sep 12, 2022 Sep 12, 2022

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Hello,

I am looking for the correct method to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC via the command prompt. 

 

I have figured out how to install it via cmd, running the executable like so. "AcrobatReader.exe /sAll /rs"

 

I'm trying to learn the uninstall command so I can install and uninstall automatically in an business setting.

 

I am using the executable that I am allowed to use for volume installations. It says not to post the link anywhere publicly, so I expect that adobe support hopefully knows what I am talking about. 

 

I ran the executable with the /? option to see what options were available- There was nothing for uninstalling the application. I did see you can pass commands to msiexec via the /msi option. I'm having trouble making it work correctly though. 

 

If I can give any more information that would be great, I think the issue is i'm just entering the uninstall command incorrectly.

 

In short, my question is: What is the command to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC via the command prompt?

 

Thanks!

 

Tate

 

 

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I'm not sure if this helps, but here is the attempted uninstall. I'm passing it through the /msi option and believe this to be in the correct format- Please correct me if I am wrong. 

 

This is the error I receive when entering this command. 

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I should mention that the command that prompted that error is the last command entered in the image. 

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Sep 12, 2022 Sep 12, 2022

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I can uninstall the application using the following command and registry key for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. 

msiexec /x {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}

 

I'm uploading the command into a SaaS solution that is supposed to run the "uninstall command" which is whatever I enter in. When I run this it doesn't seem to work- Definately an issue with the SaaS solution. I guess nothing more is needed here unless someone knows how to pass it through the /msi option. I'll leave it open for a few days and if no response is seen I'll close this out with this as the correct anwser. 

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Alright, I found some new information.

 

When I just use the msiexec /x {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100} command, it does not remove the desktop icon- So there must be a different way to uninstall via the cmd prompt. 

 

I'm going to just leave this for the day as I've spent maybe a bit too much time on one application, any assistance discovering the uninstall command would be greatly appreciated, thanks! 

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My device is a Windows 10 HP EliteDesk 800 G3 if that helps.

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