{"id":874,"date":"2016-08-02T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T13:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=874"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:15:49","slug":"optimize-adobe-acrobat-reader-let-it-open-and-run-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/optimize-adobe-acrobat-reader-let-it-open-and-run-fast","title":{"rendered":"Set Adobe Acrobat as Default PDF Reader in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft Edge<\/b> is not only the default web browser in Windows 10<\/b> but also the default PDF<\/b> reader.<\/p>\n

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If you prefer to have Acrobat DC<\/b> or Acrobat Reader\u00a0<\/b>DC<\/b> as the default PDF<\/b> reader instead of Microsoft Edge<\/b>, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Right-click a PDF<\/b> file.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose Adobe Acrobat<\/b> from the dialog box that opens.<\/li>\n
  3. Select Always use this app to open .pdf files<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  4. Click OK<\/b>.\n

    \"Select<\/a>
    Select Adobe Acrobat<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Optimizing your computer by having it cleaned up of the various kinds of junk that gain roots overtime is a must. And a healthy and super efficient system means all the programs installed on it get to perform at their optimal level too (including Adobe Acrobat Reader<\/strong>). We recommend ST Cleaner for this purpose.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Resolving Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader and Windows 10 issues<\/h2>\n

    1-Windows 10 upgrade process<\/h3>\n

    One of the biggest issues with Windows 10<\/b> is the corruption of system files during an upgrade. To prevent this from happening, we must perform a file system scan in Command Prompt<\/b>. Here is how you can do so:<\/p>\n

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    1. Search for CMD<\/b> and open it from the Search Results<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    2. Type sfc \/scannow<\/b> and press Enter<\/b> to execute the command.<\/li>\n
    3. Patiently wait for the system scan to conclude.\n

      \"Execute<\/a>
      Execute the SFC command<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      2- Download Adobe Updates<\/h3>\n

      Download and install the latest Adobe<\/b> updates to make sure that its features and components are compatible with Windows 10<\/b>.<\/p>\n

      To update Adobe Acrobat Reader<\/b>, you need to perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

      Navigate to Help<\/b> |\u00a0Check for Updates<\/b>.<\/p>\n

      \"Update<\/a>
      Update Acrobat Reader<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

       <\/p>\n

      3- Disabling Adobe\u2019s Protected Mode feature<\/h3>\n

      Adobe Reader<\/b> runs in Protected Mode<\/b> to provide an added layer of security. There are a number of cases where you might want to disable that Protected Mode<\/b>.<\/p>\n

      Here is how you can do so:<\/p>\n

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      1. Click Edit<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      2. Select Preferences<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      3. Click Security (Enhanced)<\/b> on the left-hand pane.<\/li>\n
      4. Deselect Enable Protected Mode at startup<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      5. Click OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      6. Exit the program and restart your computer.\n

        \"Disabling<\/a>
        Disabling the Protected Mode<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        4-Repair Adobe Installation<\/h3>\n

        Sometimes various bugs fatally affect Adobe Acrobat<\/b>. In such a scenario, the best remedy is to repair Adobe<\/b>. And here is how you can do that:<\/p>\n

        Navigate to Help<\/b> | Repair Adobe Reader Installation<\/b><\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        5-Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool<\/h3>\n

        Adobe Cleaner<\/b> can help remove any leftover data created by products that utilize Adobe<\/b>\u2019s tools.<\/p>\n

        You can download it from the link given below:<\/p>\n

        http:\/\/labs.adobe.com\/downloads\/acrobatcleaner.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Microsoft Edge is not only the default web browser in Windows 10 but also the default PDF reader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,55],"tags":[535,531,529,467,530,532,534,533,445,483],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sorcim-articles","category-windows","tag-acrobat-cleaner","tag-acrobat-dc","tag-adobe-acrobat-reader","tag-command-prompt","tag-microsoft-edge","tag-pdf","tag-protected-mode","tag-update-adobe-acrobat-reader","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-update"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3047,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions\/3047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}