Adobe: Change from Adobe Creative Cloud to Adobe Reader DC

Overview

This article provides instructions for removing Adobe Creative Cloud and replacing it with Adobe Reader DC. 

Instructions

macOS

1. Click on your Desktop.
2. Click Go in the upper right corner of your screen.
3. Click Applications.
4. Find all the Adobe Applications and drag them to the trash.
5. Empty the trash.
6. Restart the computer.
7. Download Adobe Reader DC from get.adobe.com.
8. Follow the installation instructions.
9. Launch Acrobat Reader DC.
10. Click Yes when it asks if you want to make Acrobat Reader DC the default application to view PDFs.

Windows

1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of your screen.
2. Click the Settings gear icon on the left side of the menu.
3. Click Apps and Features.
4. Click the three-dot next to Adobe Acrobat.
5. Click Uninstall.
   1. (You can do this for all Adobe Applications)
6. Restart the computer.
7. Download Adobe Reader DC from get.adobe.com.
8. Follow the installation instructions.
9. Launch Acrobat Reader DC.
10. Click Yes when it asks if you want to make Acrobat Reader DC the default application to view PDFs.