Set language of adobe reader DC to OS language with Group policy object

Report · Jan 19, 2016

Hi All,

One of our customer is using multiple languages on a RDS environment, and we have a GPO in place that changes the windows server 2012R2 language setting to either English or Dutch based on 2 security groups a user can be in.

Based on this, we would like Adobe Reader DC to use the option to take over the language from the OS and open in English or Dutch.

I have tried to amend regkeys as follows in a new GPO, based on the regkeys as they are with the settings for the language in the application:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\Language\current = acrord32.dll

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\Language\next = acrord32.dll

But I cant seem to get it working.

I have searched the internet and that only comes back with installing the application using GPO's.

I also have used this link:

Adobe Reader 11 has landed with GPO ADM templates

I have imported the template but it is completely blank and I can't find any documentation regarding the language.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Report · Jan 22, 2016

I can't comment on resources not provided by Adobe, and there is a lang config doc for Acrobat: Language Support and Configuration — Enterprise Administration Guide

More generally: Acrobat-Reader Enterprise Toolkit Home

Try that first.

hth,

Ben

Report · Jan 25, 2016

Hi Ben,

Thanks for this, but I see this has been created for new installations only, to be clear, im willing to change an existing installation to change it's language settings based on a GPO. I'm not looking to re-install the application.