4 Shares Adobe is well known for it’s security vulnerabilities and it’s therefore very important to included their updates in your schedule. I asked on Twitter what automated tools people where using to patch, and the replies where, and Adobe Updater. I started out my testing using Adobe Reader DC 2015.007.20033.02 and then patching it with the MSP file provided by Adobe. By accident I stumbled upon which contains both the updated installer and the patch file. The release notes can be found for the Continuous Track. So as part of my routine I find the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Office 365 and Adobe Reader and then simple update my installer scripts with new $URL and $Version.
I need to uninstall Acrobat Reader DC and when I click on the uninstall button the icon comes up with 'preparing to remove' but just stays there for up to 15 minutes and then goes off.
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Updated Thanks to my Powershell mentor we now have an evergreen automatic download of the latest Adobe Reader version. Community Rocks. Updated During one of my recent Consulting Services we discovered that many applications didn’t install as expected. After some troubleshooting we discovered that “someone” had enabled a logon prompt to get internet access.
The work around issue following. With that in mind and the case that the Adobe FTP site is VERY UNSTABLE (see comments below) we came up with a backup solution to install latest known version from the local repository in case the internet connection or site is down. The script below have been updated to reflect these changes.
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is a software program developed by Adobe Systems. The most common release is 17.009.20044, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC.
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named javaws.exe. The setup package generally installs about 44 files and is usually about 504.24 KB (516,345 bytes).
Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 74% of users of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details. Or, you can uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:. Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall a Program. Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs. When you find the program Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, click it, and then do one of the following:. Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall. Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program). Follow the prompts.
A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.