WTF does my PC laptop keep changing my default pdf viewer

[tbone_ 14426]

to gotdamn Chrome? I keep having to switch it back to Acrobat.

 

Can anyone help stop this madness before I do something rash?

 

[fattyflattie 4640]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

 

to gotdamn Chrome? I keep having to switch it back to Acrobat.

 

Can anyone help stop this madness before I do something rash?

 

That vid is me every time I open a pdf and it sends it to some other bullshit. Subscribed. 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10768]

15 hours ago, tbone_ said:

 

to gotdamn Chrome? I keep having to switch it back to Acrobat.

 

Can anyone help stop this madness before I do something rash?

 

My experience is a Group Policy overrides it.  See this on fix:

https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/pdfviewer.html

Shouldn't be this difficult, but Windows....

[Sam Lin 3595]

If you uninstall Chrome, it won't open Acrobat files any more.

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[tbone_ 14426]

If you uninstall Chrome, it won't open Acrobat files any more.
Follow me for more pro PC tips.

No can do re: company it policy. Got any other words of wisdom?

[Sam Lin 3595]

Change to a company with different browser policy. Strong job market right now, they'll offer to remove Chrome just to retain you.

Follow me for more pro job tips.

[Sam Lin 3595]

On a more serious note, in Chrome, can you go to the top right 3 dots, select More tools, Extensions, and remove the Acrobat extension? Or is that also blocked by your org policy?

[tbone_ 14426]

Wouldn’t that do the opposite of what I’m trying to do?

[Sam Lin 3595]

No, or am I misunderstanding your original question? You want PDF to open in standalone Acrobat, NOT in Chrome, correct?

[tbone_ 14426]

Yes. Now I follow you.

[TwiceHorn 32031]

6 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

No, or am I misunderstanding your original question? You want PDF to open in standalone Acrobat, NOT in Chrome, correct?

Doesn't Chrome have a built-in pdf reader?

The other alternative, I suppose, would be to try to tell it to download pdfs instead of opening them.

I hate Acrobat anyway.  I'd rather use any other pdf reader unless I need to edit or fill one, and then I'd still rather use any other pdf reader/editor, but the USPTO has certain forms that only work in Acrobat.

I also hate Chrome for the most part, I say as I type this from a Chromebook.

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by TwiceHorn