Another way to change the default PDF reader in Windows 10. Step 2: Click the second link labelled Associate a file type or protocol with a program, and wait for a couple seconds to load all file types. Step 3: Scroll down the list to see.PDF entry. Click on.PDF entry, and then click Change program button to open “How do you want to open this.PDF file from now on” fly-out. Method 1: Using Settings. Press Windows Key once. Type Default Programs in the Start Search. Click Default Programs from the search results. Scroll down and click Choose default apps by file type. Scroll down until you see.pdf. You should see Microsoft Edge icon on the right side of it (in the right pane) Click on Microsoft Edge.
Firefox has a built-in PDF viewer. We'll show you how to disable it and use another PDF viewer, like Adobe Reader, instead. Aug 19, 2019 You can change the default application to open the pictures or other file format by following the steps mentioned below-Go to the file location Select a file that you do not want to open through the Reader DC (Eg. Any picture) Right click on the file; Select 'Open With' Choose another App; Select the related application. Mar 03, 2017 Here is how to disable PDF Reader in Microsoft Edge in order to switch to an external application like Adobe Reader for PDF files. Here is how to disable PDF Reader in Microsoft Edge in order to switch to an external application like Adobe Reader for PDF files. Windows 10 comes with a new default browser, Microsoft Edge.
Open Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat. Open the Edit Preferences. Menu from the menu bar or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + K to get there even quicker. From the left pane, select Internet. In the Web Browser Options, uncheck the box next to Display PDF in browser. Choose the OK button to save and exit the settings window.
A new year has brought new changes to how Adobe Acrobat Reader DC’s settings and preferences work, which means relearning how to tweak things to get the UI setup you prefer. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post shows a reader how to get rid of that pesky sidebar.
Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites.
The Question
SuperUser reader MonkeyZeus wants to know how to stop Adobe Acrobat Reader DC’s sidebar from opening by default:
In Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, does anyone know how to prevent the sidebar from opening by default? It is not so bad when a PDF is in portrait mode, but it takes up too much visual real-estate when opening a PDF in landscape mode.
How do you stop Adobe Acrobat Reader DC’s sidebar from opening by default?
The Answer
SuperUser contributor Run5k has the answer for us:
Newer versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (currently at 15.023.20056) have changed both the wording and the function within Preferences. Instead of deselecting the option to open the Tools Pane by default, the application will now remember whether it was previously shown or hidden.
Before you make changes via Preferences, open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, go to the Menu Bar, and navigate to View -> Show/Hide -> Tools Pane to hide it accordingly.
Once that is done, return to the Menu Bar and navigate to Edit -> Preferences. In the subsequent open window, highlight Documents in the upper-left corner and tick the box to Remember current state of Tools Pane, then click the OK Button.
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When Acrobat is not set as the default PDF handler and it is launched, a dialog prompts whether to make Adobe Acrobat the default PDF application.
You can select the Do not show this message again check box to suppress the message.
Once the check box is selected, a registry key corresponding to it is preferred and is created at the registry path as follows:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAdobe(product name)(version)AVAlertcCheckBox]
DWORD: iAppDoNotTakePDFOwnershipAtLaunch which is set to value 1
**If AVAlert or cCheckbox do not exist by default, then select the Do not show this message again check boxon the dialog box and then recheck.
For Windows 10, the name of the DWORD is iAppDoNotTakePDFOwnershipAtLaunchWin10
Possible values of this registry key are:
1: Do not show this message again
0: Show this message every time Acrobat is launched until it is set as the default PDF handler.
You can create the key manually or use it using deployment to suppress the message.
Once the check box is selected, a registry key corresponding to it is preferred and is created at the registry path as follows:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAdobe(product name)(version)AVAlertcCheckBox]
DWORD: iAppDoNotTakePDFOwnershipAtLaunch which is set to value 1
**If AVAlert or cCheckbox do not exist by default, then select the Do not show this message again check boxon the dialog box and then recheck.
For Windows 10, the name of the DWORD is iAppDoNotTakePDFOwnershipAtLaunchWin10
Possible values of this registry key are:
1: Do not show this message again
0: Show this message every time Acrobat is launched until it is set as the default PDF handler.
You can create the key manually or use it using deployment to suppress the message.
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