Windows 10: Adobe Acrobat disappears

A few months ago I bought a new WIN 10 computer and went to install many of my older excellent apps including Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
It installed fine, added the license key. It worked on my Win7 computer for years without issue.

Problem is whenever I run the program on my new computer to open or edit a file it disappears from memory after about 20 seconds.

When I go to edit my resume, Acrobat opens, shows the document where I can begin typing, and then disappears. Adobe Reader is my default app for selected .pdfs. I tried converting pdfs to Word but the formatting with graphics involved is terrible.

ty

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Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro not listed under set default program

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

As you are unable to set Adobe Acrobat as default program from settings, I suggest you to follow the steps provided below:

• Navigate to the file which you want to open using Adobe Acrobat.
• Right click on the file and select Open with and click on
  choose another app.
• Check if Adobe Acrobat is listed in the programs list.
• If not then click on Look for another app on this PC.
• Navigate to the location where Adobe Acrobat is installed and select the same.
• Check the box for Always use this app to open files and click on
  OK.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Adobe Acrobat and Windows 10

Hi Dianne,

Sorry for the delay in response.

If you have issues with acrobat reader, we would suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the application.

• To uninstall, type appwiz.cpl
• Right click adobe acrobat reader and then Uninstall
  it.

You may also check for the reader app in store and then install it.

 

Adobe Acrobat

You certainly have my permission to use Adobe Acrobat, if that makes any difference. ;-)

Although you can install applications from a Standard user account with the 'Run as Administrator' option, some applications just install better from an Administrators account.

• Sign in to a user account with Administrators permissions.
• Download the installer for Adobe Acrobat.
• Temporarily disable your antivirus protection.
• Install Adobe Acrobat. Open the program and wait until it's completely loaded.
• Close Adobe Acrobat. Re-enable your antivirus protection.
• Sign out of the Administrators account and sign back in to your Standard account.

You should be good to go.