How to make Adobe Acrobat the default PDF reader

John Amayo Updated by John Amayo

How to make Adobe Acrobat the default PDF reader

If you have just installed Adobe Acrobat on your computer, you will need to make it the default PDF reader. Here is how to do it in Windows (default is Microsoft Edge).

Change from Microsoft Edge to the Acrobat PDF viewer:

  1. Right-click on the thumbnail of any PDF file.
  2. On the menu, click Properties.
  3. A new dialog box will appear. In the first subsection, the text “Opens with:” indicates which PDF viewer is set as your default. Click the Change button.
  4. Select Adobe Acrobat DC or Reader from the list as your default.
  5. Click OK to save and apply changes.

And that's it. PDF files will now automatically open in Adobe Acrobat.

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