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Working with a customer on VDA solution for which he wants Adobe Acrobat Reader and Enterprise on same image, I was making some research and discovered that a new way to deploy was recently provided by Adobe. The latest version of Acrobat is now available for enterprises to deploy for Windows 64-bit machines. This article provides details on the Adobe’s Unified app installer, and some important procedures to customize the Adobe installations. Why deploy Acrobat 64-bit on enterprises?To streamline installs and simplify app management for large enterprise, Adobe now delivers a 64-bit Acrobat and Reader all-language (MUI) unified installer. Adobe’s single-app initiative provides both Acrobat and Reader functionality via a single installer, a common default install location, and a common executable and registry hive. Note the following benefits:
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How to use Acrobat 64-bit in read-only modeIf you need to run Acrobat in reader mode without users being required to log in, make the following registry changes:
The above registry entries ensure that Acrobat will run on a Windows 64-bit machine as Adobe Reader. Also, Adobe Reader will run without advertisements. How to stop automatic upgrade of Acrobat Reader 32-bit to Acrobat Reader 64-bitIf you have deployed the 32-bit version of Acrobat Reader, use the following procedure to stop the Acrobat Reader 32-bit application from automatically upgrading to the 64-bit version. Create the following registry key before the first launch of the application:
Important: Even though the above registry changes will stop the automatic upgrade to Acrobat 64-bit, the upgrade can still be done if Acrobat is installed on the computer via:
Can I download and install Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader 32-bit version to a 64-bit Windows machine?TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ACROBATYou cannot use the package workflow in the Adobe Admin Console to deploy the 32-bit version of Acrobat to a 64-bit machine. However, if you have a reason to install the 32-bit version of Acrobat on a 64-bit machine, download the 32-bit installer. And then follow the installation steps in this article. TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ADOBE READERIf you have the need to install Adobe Reader 32-bit on a Windows 64-bit, machine:
DEMOHere is a video showing how Adobe Acrobat DC we operate for user, without sign-in and with sign-in I was not able yet to test on most of the VDAs solution but it should work. Hope that you will find those information interesting. Feel free to share! Is Acrobat Reader 32 or 64If you have installed the 32-bit Acrobat Reader application, you will be automatically upgraded to the 64-bit version of Acrobat Reader gradually. This upgrade is silent and currently applicable to a limited number of users.
Is Adobe Acrobat DC 32Starting January 2023, Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will no longer support 32-bit operating systems, including product and security updates. Adobe strongly recommends that you keep your security updates current.
Is Acrobat Pro DC 64Good news: Acrobat DC 2022 and Reader DC 2022 are now available as native 64-bit applications on Windows, as well as 32-bit applications if needed.
Is Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 64is there a 64-bit edition of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC ? I want to install on Win10 64bit, and want to have the 64 bit version app if available. No, there is not.
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