The only time helpdesk should be doing anything manually (or can be technically automated as an SCCM post-install or uninstall script) is when reverting someone from Acrobat to reader that you want to kick off a gpupdate /force to ensure the correct file gets on there for their next logon.
#How to open adobe reader in chrome install
Just make sure to stop your Google Chrome from updating to keep using Flash past 2020 and install a malware removal app like CleanMyMac X and a data recovery software like Disk Drill beforehand, just in case. Help desk process should be to customize reader/acrobat packages so that the packages are setting the default for the user, removing the requirement for the helpdesk to ask the user to do a gpupdate /force and logout to get the new settings to apply when moving someone from reader to acrobat manually or automatically. So if you need to use Flash today, having an Adobe Flash Player Chrome plugin is probably your best bet. In the window that opens, click the link that says Enable under the Adobe Reader plugin. You’ll see a prompt as shown in the screenshot below. In the address bar at the top of the screen, type chrome://plugins/ 7. The extension is installed and added to Chrome. To Set Adobe Reader as Default in Google Chrome Ensure that Adobe Acrobat reader is installed on your machine and up to date. Install the Chrome extension prompt in case of fresh Acrobat Reader installation. It needs to be set to Replace for the files to get swapped when users are migrating between apps. Install the Chrome extension prompt in case of Acrobat Reader update. Click the second option, 'Associate a file type or protocol with a program'. On the right side of the menu, click Default Programs.
#How to open adobe reader in chrome windows
If swapped from Reader to Acrobat, the directions above stated to do Update, not Replace for the files. Click on the Windows Start button to open the Start menu. Doing it based on the file Acrobat.exe resolves that.Ģ. Often on upgrade/uninstall, Acrobat leaves an empty folder path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 2020\Acrobat, so the detection would fail for us. I modified this to do "if file C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 2020\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe exists" or "doesn't exist". 2 edits to make this fully functional for all environments:ġ.