How to Stop Adobe Acrobat DC Updates.

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This guide contains step by step instructions to stop Acrobat DC automatic updates, in Windows 10/11.

As you know, updating Adobe Acrobat DC is very important because it can fix software problems, security issues, and improve your productivity by adding the latest features and tools. However, there are users who wish to disable the automatic updates of the Acrobat DC, and do the updates manually when they wish.

How to Disable Automatic Updates in Acrobat DC.

I don’t know why, but Adobe has many ways to automatically download and install updates to their Acrobat product. So completely disabling automatic updates in Acrobat is a multi-step process.

Step 1. Block/Disable “Adobe Updater Startup Utility”.

The first step to prevent Acrobat DC from downloading and installing updates is to stop the Adobe Updater utility from running when Windows starts.

1. Press CTRL + SFHIFT + ESC to open Task Manager.

2. At Startup tab, select the Adobe Updater Startup Utility and click Disable.

3. Close Task Manager and continue to next step.

Step 2. Disable Acrobat DC Automatic Updates Installation.

1. Open Adobe Acrobat DC and from the Edit menu select Preferences.

2. Select the Updater category on he left and then, on the right, uncheck the option Automatically install updates.

3. Click OK to apply the change and then close Acrobat DC.

Step 3. Disable Acrobat Update Task.

1. In the search, type “task scheduler” and then open Task Scheduler.

2. Select Task Scheduler Library on the left.

2a. At the right you’ll see the following Adobe tasks:

• Adobe Acrobat Update Task
• AdobeGCInvoker

2b. Right-click at Adobe Acrobat Update Task and select Disable.

3. Close Task Scheduler.

Step 4. Disable the Acrobat Update Service.

1.Press Windows + R keys to open the run command box.

2. Type “services.msc” and click OK.

3. In Services you’ll see the following Adobe services:

• Adobe Acrobat Update Service
• Adobe Genuine Software Service Software Integrity Service
• Adobe Genuine Software Monitor Service.

4a. Double-click at Acrobat Update Service.

4b. Click the drop-down menu next to Startup type and select Disabled. Then click Apply > OK.

4c. Close Services and continue to next step.

Step 5. Stop Adobe Acrobat DC Updates from Registry.

Finally, proceed and disable the Acrobat DC automatic updates in Registry, using the instructions below:

1.Press Windows + R keys to open the run command box.

2. Type “regedit” and click OK.

3. In Registry Editor, navigate to this path:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeAdobeAdobe ARMLegacyAcrobat{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}

4a. At the right-pane, double click to open the Mode REG_DWORD value.

4b. Change the Value data from 3 to 0 and click OK to prevent Acrobat DC to download or install updates automatically.

5. Close the Registry Editor, restart your PC and you’re done!

* Note: If you want in the future to manually install Updates in Acrobat, just go to Help menu and click Check for Updates.

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