Windows 10: Adobe Digital Edition for Windows not on MS store!

I am trying to download an E-book for my Kaplan NCLEX test prep. It come in ACSN format and REQIRES me to have Adobe Digital Edition to open the file that will download the book (the .acsn file itself is not the book, but a file that tells ADE to install the book). but when I try to download it, I get a popup saying that the current version of windows does not allow installation of programs NOT from the Microsoft store. I see other Adobe products there, but not this one. The ONLY way to allow it to install is to PERMANENTLY switch out of S mode.

Is there a Microsoft verified version ? or any other way to run this ? Im not yet willing to make any changes to my Windows that I cant undo later if I decide I like it better with S mode active.. but I need this book.. and I cant download it anywhere else except from Adobe Digital Edition.

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Adobe Digital Edition

Hi GiseleFori,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Do you get any error message when you try to download the Adobe Digital Edition?
   
2. Which version of Adobe Digital edition are you trying to download?
   

As per Adobe support, it is compatible with Windows 7. You can try installing it in compatibility mode.

For installing it in compatibility mode, you may follow this step:

• Right click on setup file and click on Properties.
  
• Under compatibility tab, check the option “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” and select Windows 7.
  
• Click on Apply and OK.
  

You may download the
Adobe Digital Edition 4.5.9 version and check if it is works.

You may refer the steps mentioned in this article named
Install Adobe Digital Editions on Windows 7, Vista, XP to install this application.

Please refer the solution provided in this article named
Installation issues for Adobe Digital Editions 4.0 and check if it helps.

Hope this helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking on Yes or No.

Regards,

Gowrish S

Microsoft Community –Moderator

 

Adobe digital editions

Hello,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.





I understand how it can be, we will look into this for you. Please follow the below mentioned methods and check if that helps.



Method 1:



I suggest you to update the Adobe Digital Edition on your computer and check if that helps. Please refer the article
Adobe Digital Editions to install the update.



If the issue persists, please follow method 2.



Method 2:



I also suggest to uninstall the particular update from settings and check if that makes any difference.

• Press Windows logo + I, to open
  Settings.
  
• Click on Update & Security.
  
• Select Windows updates.
  
• Click on View update history.
  
• Click on Uninstall updates and uninstall the update that is causing the issue and check if that helps.
  

Hope it helps

Regards,

Noor Azam S

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Can't Open Adobe Digital Editions with Windows 10

Windows solutions

Uninstall previous versions of Adobe Digital Editions for Windows

You must have administrator privileges to complete these steps

• 
  
  Do one of the following, depending on your version of Windows:
  
  • (Windows 7) Choose Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs And Features.
  • (Windows Vista) Choose Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs And Features.
  • (Windows XP) Choose Start > Control Panel, and double-click Add Or Remove Programs.

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  Select Adobe Digital Editions, and then click the option to remove or uninstall the program.
  
• 
  
  Restart your computer and reinstall Adobe Digital Editions.
  

Manually install Adobe Digital Editions for Windows

• 
  
  Download the installer for Windows by clicking ADE_4_0_Installer.zip as shown below. Then, extract the .zip file.
  
  
  
  ADE_4.0_Installer.zip
  
  Note:
  
  Installer downloads to your computer's downloads folder by default.
  
• 
  
  Double-click the ADE_4.0_Installer.exe file on your desktop to start the installation.
  
• 
  
  When a message appears asking you to trust the publisher, click Run again. You can safely download the Adobe Digital Editions installer from Adobe.
  
  
  
• 
  
  Follow the onscreen instructions.
  

By the way...Hotmail is being phased out you might want to install Windows Live Mail (part of Windows Essentials) from

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/essentials

PS: If it still won't work (A D E) then download the free Nook app from the Microsoft Store and/or the Adobe Reader

from Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Install for all versions personally I would uncheck the Google Chrome Spyware Installers that hitch a ride with it but please yourself on that.