Windows 10: Unable to set .pdf to Acrobat as default

I go to associate a file type and try to set .pdf to open in Acrobat but it won't change from 'Unknown Program'.

Yes I have set Acrobat to have all its defaults.

I have the same problem with images and setting to always open with xnview.

Is MS trying to force me to use its apps? I am a heartbeat away from restoring to Windows 7 Pro.

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pdf default program

In Windows 10, I have Adobe Acrobat Reader and full Adobe Acrobat installed. In Windows settings, I have set full Acrobat as the default program for .pdfs. Still, when I double-click a .pdf, it always opens with Acrobat Reader. How can I fix that?

 

After installing Window 10, how do I make Adobe Acrobat XI Standard my default PDF reader?

I downloaded Windows 10 and now all pdf files open in Microsoft Edge.

I have tried going into Adobe Acrobat XI Standard and changing them as my default for PDF files. But I keep getting the message that "Adobe Acrobat was unable to become your default PDF application".

I have tried muddling through the answers given for users that had this issue with Windows 7 and 8, but I've not been able to do any of those things to change my PDF default.

 

Not an answer, but does Windows show you that Acrobat would have "all defaults"? I see a similar issue on my PC, where although I hit the "give this program all defaults" button, the number of associated defaults just will not change. Also manually selecting one file type or another and hitting "make default" does not change that. Is that the problem you have or did setting the defaults work (at least according to the default programs screen)?

 

It's a moot point. I have reverted back to Windows 7 Pro. This OS is not ready for prime time.