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Edge taking over Adobe PDF

Anonymous
2022-07-11T14:11:28+00:00

I've seen thread after thread of this issue. I use Adobe ALL DAY long and literally every 4th or 5th time I edit or print to PDF Edge makes itself the default PDF viewer/editor/printer. I'm so sick and tired of this. I'm losing so much time during the day changing it back to Adobe. How is this so hard for Microsoft to fix???

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2022-07-11T14:52:20+00:00

Hello MBRGFR.COMProposals, welcome to the Microsoft community, I'll be happy to help you today;

I understand that you want Adobe Reader as your default PDF reader;

Right-click on any .PDF file;

Select Open with > Choose another app;

Select Adobe Reader and check "Always use this app to open .pdf files;

Now activate the settings to save your settings on restart;

Press Windows key + i and go to Accounts;

Click Input Options;

Scroll down to the Restart apps section and check the options: Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them after I sign in" and "Use my sign-in information to finish setting up my device after an update and restart;

Check that the PDF reader is now set to Adobe Reader;

Hope this helps, see you soon!

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-11T15:09:09+00:00

    Dear MBRGFR.COMProposals,unfortunately there is no way to uninstall Edge, as it comes pre-installed with Windows;

    In this case I recommend that you check if you are updated with the latest version of Windows 10;

    Press Windows key + i and go to Update and Security;

    Click Check for updates and do ALL pending updates;

    Perform a clean boot;

    Press together the keys: Ctrl + Shift + Esc to access the task manager;

    Click on start and disable all programs that start with Windows;

    Repair Edge;

    Press Windows key + i and go to Applications;

    Select Microsoft Edge from the list and click MOdify;

    Click Repair;

    Run the system file checker;

    Press the Windows + X keys, select Command Prompt (Admin), copy and paste the commands below and press enter after each command.

    Sfc /ScanNow

    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

    After the process is finished, change the default PDF reader and restart the PC;

    Check if the problem still persists;

    Hope this helps, see you soon!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-07-11T14:59:07+00:00

    I've done this 100+ times on 3 different computers. I can't find another solution for it online. Is there any way to uninstall Edge?

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