How To Set Adobe Pro As Default

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Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft community. I will certainly assist you with the issue.

Provide the following information:
1. Have you installed Adobe Acrobat Pro on your pc?

If yes, I suggest you uninstall and reinstall the program and then follow the steps below and check it helps:
1. Open Control panel.
2. Select Default Programs.
3. Click on Adobe Acrobat Pro and set that application as Default.

If the issue persist follow the steps below.
1. Open Default Program.
2. Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
3. Select any pdf file Extension.
4. Click on Change program.
5. Select Adobe Reader.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

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Next time you are asked how you want to open a .pdf, browse to the executable for Adobe Acrobat Pro.

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I'm having the same problem since the latest upgrade "helpfully" made Edge the default PDF reader.

Swathi, when I follow your first set of instructions Acrobat DOES NOT even show up in the list of programs. In fact, it looks like almost all the programs that display are Windows apps. WHY?

However, the second set of instructions (associating file types) DOES work.

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Adobe Acrobat Pro isn't listed as a default program option. When I use Acrobat Pro to open a file I am prompted to set it as the default. After clicking on the 'yes' button I receive a message that acrobat pro could not be the default program.

Swathi's method doesn't work.

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