adobe acrobat files cannot be opened why

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I have Adobe Acrobat Pro.

When I am in MS Windows Explorer and I doubled click on a PDF file. It will not open.

I have to go open Adobe Acrobat Pro to get the file to open.

However, I can double click any other file in MS Windows Explorer and the program associated with that file, will open the file. Not Adobe Acrobat.

Hi Susan,

1. Open your file explorer (Yellow folder icon)
2. Then open Task Manager and right click on "Windows Explorer" or "Explorer.exe" and select "Restart
3. Type "Services" in Windows search and open it as administrator
4. Look for "Print Spooler" and right click on it and restart the service
5. Restart your pc after these steps

Let me know if that works. Thank you

Yes. Adobe Acrobat Pro is the default program.

Yes. Adobe Acrobat Pro is up to date.

No, the document is not corrupted. It opens just fine from Adobe Acrobat Pro. It will not open from MS Windows Explorer.
No, I should not need to redownload the PDF, I created the PDF on Adobe Acrobat Pro.
No, I I should not need to resize the PDF, since I created the PDF on Adobe Acrobat Pro.

From Adobe's linked page:

No. I am not using the preview pane in MS Windows Explorer. Merely trying to open the file.

No, it does not open if you right click and select open with from the menu.

No it does not open if you use the open with associated file in the menu bar.

I do not have "Run as Administrator" option when I right click

1. Did you read and tried, some of the fixes posted in the

    Adobe Acrobat article, above. if Not try them on
   

2. Have you used the - Right click on the file, shown on

          file Explorer and clik the "Open" option,.?
   

3. Also, have you tried the - Right click on the "Adobe Acrobat Pro -

         from File Explorer and "Run as Administrator"
   

Apparently. there's an issue unresolved to open. Acrobat Readers files

with double-clicks in - File Explorer - Mostly in Wins 10 : Here's an article

From the "Acrobat Community" That deals with, this bug and

some fixes, that have worked. Check it out,.!

            [Solved: Double clicking PDFs to open doesn't work](https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/double-clicking-pdfs-to-open-doesn-t-work-consistently-when-preview-pane-is-open-in-explorer/td-p/10783358#:~:text=You%20probably%20have%20more%20than,select%20Open%20with%20Adobe%20Acrobat. "community.adobe.com")

[consiste... - Adobe Community - 10783358](https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/double-clicking-pdfs-to-open-doesn-t-work-consistently-when-preview-pane-is-open-in-explorer/td-p/10783358#:~:text=You%20probably%20have%20more%20than,select%20Open%20with%20Adobe%20Acrobat. "community.adobe.com")

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