How to Set Adobe Acrobat as Default on Windows 10
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All of a sudden my user is experiencing Microsoft Edge replacing Adobe PDF reader as the default PDF application.
This has been a huge challenge for me as I do not have the approval to go to a GPO at the moment with the XML file and all that.
I have found a couple of fixes in the registry and all that but still, nothing is sticking. Every time I go into default programs and change the default association by protocol, it still reverts back to edge after a while.
at the moment my users are manually reverting back to adobe PDF every time the default file association changes, but how long can I have them do this?
Please help.
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Yes, unfortunately the option I would choose is Group Policy, but since that isn't an option it may be a continuing issue after Windows updates most likely. I've found one page that listed some options to try if you haven't tried them yet, looked like you tried one of these options here, but some you might not have. https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2253855-pdf-keeps-reverting-to-edge
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What I've founf to work the best is:
right-click on a PDF
go to 'Open With' on the pop-up menu
(do not choose 'Adobe Reader'), go to 'Choose another App'
Then select "Adobe Reader" or "Adober Reader DC", do NOT press 'OK'.
Make sure to check the box that says 'Always use this app to open .pdf files'
Then press 'OK'
For some reason, this seems to work better than other methods and the setting actually sticks.
It will only apply to the account you're logged into though.
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MCEStaff wrote:
What I've founf to work the best is:
right-click on a PDF
go to 'Open With' on the pop-up menu
(do not choose 'Adobe Reader'), go to 'Choose another App'
Then select "Adobe Reader" or "Adober Reader DC", do NOT press 'OK'.
Make sure to check the box that says 'Always use this app to open .pdf files'
Then press 'OK'For some reason, this seems to work better than other methods and the setting actually sticks.
It will only apply to the account you're logged into though.
Unfortunately I've noticed that after a major Windows update it will still default back to Edge :(
Are they are opening pdf's from within the browser? Try this: In Edge, go to Settings and search for PDF in the search field on the left. Scroll down a bit. You will see PDF documents highlighted. Turn the switch on to open pdf's externally
This is a known issue, user training is the best, most effective way to solve this issue.
MS updates will cause this. It will come back.
I trained my users on how to tell if it got changed by the look of the icon how to change it back.
Also it will make Edge the default browser. I trained them to fix that as well.
MICROSOFT uhhhhh
I found this script a while back, I can't remember where I found it. You might look it over and see if you want to use any parts of it. So use at your own risk.
# This script will check the registry for all file associations that might be set to open by default by Edge browser # For those who do not want Edge browser opening pdf files or anything else by default # Identify the edge application class $Packages = "HKCU:SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages" $edge = Get-ChildItem $Packages -Recurse -include "MicrosoftEdge" # Specify the paths to the file and URL associations $FileAssocKey = Join-Path $edge . PSPath Capabilities \ FileAssociations $URLAssocKey = Join-Path $edge . PSPath Capabilities \ URLAssociations # get the software classes for the file and URL types that Edge will associate $FileTypes = Get-Item $FileAssocKey $URLTypes = Get-Item $URLAssocKey $FileAssoc = Get-ItemProperty $FileAssocKey $URLAssoc = Get-ItemProperty $URLAssocKey $Associations = @() $Filetypes . Property | foreach { $Associations += $FileAssoc . $_ } $URLTypes . Property | foreach { $Associations += $URLAssoc . $_ } # add registry values in each software class to stop edge from associating as the default foreach ( $Association in $Associations ) { $Class = Join-Path HKCU : SOFTWARE \ Classes $Association #if (Test-Path $class) # {write-host $Association} # Get-Item $Class Set-ItemProperty $Class -Name NoOpenWith -Value "" Set-ItemProperty $Class -Name NoStaticDefaultVerb -Value "" }
How to Set Adobe Acrobat as Default on Windows 10
Source: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2306129-microsoft-edge-keeps-replacing-adobe-reader-as-the-default-pdf
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