Windows 10: my latest version 4.5.11 of Adobe Digital Editions does not recognize the Windows 10; it...

Adobe digital editions used to work on my HP computer with Windows 10; now it does not; the troubleshooter compatability bar only goes up to Windows 8; I don't know what happened.

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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

 

Downloading to Kobo with Adobe Digital Editions

Hi Roger,

I realize the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

You may be facing the above issue due to the incompatibility of the programs on Windows 10 operating system. You can try installing the program software in
compatibility mode and check if the software works.



Follow the steps below to install the software in compatibility mode and check if the issue is resolved.



Step 1: Compatibility mode runs the program in the current version of Windows using the settings from previous version of Windows.

• Locate and right-click on the program setup file on your PC and click on
  Properties.
• Click on the compatibility tab, check the box
  Run this program in compatibility mode for, select Windows 10 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done,
  restart the computer for the effective changes to take place.

Step 2: You can also follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard and type
  Run programs made for previous versions of Windows.
• Select the top most search result and follow from step 2 from the article
  
  Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows (Also applies to Windows 10).
• Check if the issue is resolved.

Refer to the link below on similar issue and check if it helps:

Adobe Digital Editions



I suggest you to refer the link below and check if it helps.

Unable to open .acsm file in Digital Editions because it tries to open in Adobe Reader

If the issue persist, I suggest you to post your query to Adobe support as they will be better equipped to help you with the above issue.

https://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_digital_editions



Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

Thank you.

 

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.

• 
  
  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.
  

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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.