Windows 10: Change the default app to open pdf files from MS Edge to Adobe Acrobat DC Pro in Windows 11

When I go to Default Apps and try to change it from MS Edge to Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, it shows in the list of apps to change it to, but when I click on it and hit Set Default, nothing happens. It just remains as MS Edge. I tried going to the Properties of a .pdf file and change the Opens with app to Adobe, but the same thing happens, it still remains as MS Edge. When I open Adobe, I get the popup that asks me to Always open PDF in Adobe, I hit Yes and once again it does nothing. Is there another solution?

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Open PDF files in Adobe Acrobat Reader instead of browser

Hi, my name is Kelly, and I'm an independent consultant and I'm here to help.

To make sure that PDF files always open in Adobe Acrobat Reader instead of the browser, you can try the following steps:

Open Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Go to Edit > Preferences.

In the Categories section on the left, select "General".

Under "Basic Tools", click on "Select Default PDF Handler".

Select "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" from the list and click "Apply".

If the above steps don't work, you can try the following:

Right-click on a PDF file in Windows Explorer.

Select "Open With" and then "Choose another app".

Select "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" from the list and check the box that says "Always use this app to open .pdf files".

Click "OK".

If the issue persists, you may want to check your browser settings to make sure that it is not set to open PDF files in the browser by default. Here's how to do it for some common browsers:

Microsoft Edge:

Open Edge and click on the three dots in the upper right corner.

Select "Settings" and then "Cookies and site permissions".

Scroll down to "PDF documents" and toggle off the switch.

Google Chrome:

Open Chrome and type "chrome://settings/content/pdfDocuments" into the address bar.

Toggle off "Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome".

Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox and type "aboutreferences" into the address bar.

Click on "Applications" in the left-hand menu.

Scroll down to "Portable Document Format (PDF)" and select "Use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (in Firefox)" from the dropdown.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

 

Adobe Acrobat DC is the default for pdf files - but it should be Adobe

The free version of Adobe Acrobat is Adobe Acrobat DC now.

 

Cannot make Acrobat Pro DC the default program to open PDF files

I have Windows 10 Pro 64bit O/S and Acrobat Pro DC (latest version).

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No matter what I do - the Windows system immediately switches back to assigning TWINUI as the default program for PDF files.

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I have even removed Edge (don't want that program anyway) and blocked edge updates.

But I cannot open PDF files with Acrobat Pro DC unless I right-click and select it from Open With...

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Any solutions ?