The following steps outline how to disable the Adobe Acrobat automatic updater:
In the following instructions, the Product Name, Product Version, and Product Code registry keys will differ based on the version of Acrobat Reader that is installed. Simply select the installed version and make the remaining changes as instructed.
- From an elevated Windows Command Prompt, load the regedit.exe application.
- Navigate to HKLM | SOFTWARE | Policies | Adobe | Product Name | Product Version | FeatureLockdown.
- Update the bUpdater DWORD value to a value of 0, as shown in the following screenshot, which disables the updater and removes the updater-related user interface items. If this registry entry ...