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How to Disable Adobe Acrobat Update Service [Windows & Mac]
Disabling the service can save system resources
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Updated onOctober 25, 2024
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If you want todisableAdobeUpdater, you’re in the right place. As the name suggests, this service automatically updates your apps while running in the background.
It could be useful, but it can also hogPC resources. So, if you want to stop it from doing that you can disable it.
How can I disable Adobe Acrobat Update Service?
1. Disable Adobe Updater from Task Scheduler (PC)
2. Disable Adobe Acrobat Update Service from Windows services menu (PC)
3. Disable Adobe Acrobat Update Service from Registry (PC)
Note:After this process is completed, restart your PC to have the settings take effect.
4. Create new registry values (PC)
5. Reinstall Adobe Reader with special parameters (PC)
6. Change Adobe app preferences (Mac)
The steps in this post will help you permanentlydisableAdobeUpdater both on Windows 10 and Mac OS.
Adobe Acrobatis a great app, but it’s not short of errors and bugs. Besides the automatic update service, people also deal withapp unavailableerrors orproblems reinstalling.
While these are annoying, with a few smart steps like those outlined above, you’ll be able to come out on top.
If you have any other questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to leave them in the comments section below.
Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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