Update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 64-bit

Working with a customer on VDA solution for which he wants Adobe Acrobat Reader and Enterprise on same image, I was making some research and discovered that a new way to deploy was recently provided by Adobe.

The latest version of Acrobat is now available for enterprises to deploy for Windows 64-bit machines. This article provides details on the Adobe’s Unified app installer, and some important procedures to customize the Adobe installations.

Why deploy Acrobat 64-bit on enterprises?

To streamline installs and simplify app management for large enterprise, Adobe now delivers a 64-bit Acrobat and Reader all-language (MUI) unified installer. Adobe’s single-app initiative provides both Acrobat and Reader functionality via a single installer, a common default install location, and a common executable and registry hive.

Note the following benefits:

  • A single default install path that simplifies product deployment and management:
    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC
  • 64-bit Acrobat supports the easy-to-manage Shared Device Licensing method.
  • Available features are determined by the licensing  or activation credential rather than installing two different products. Users with Acrobat rights get those features on sign-in. Other users get Reader.
  • Two app installs are no longer required.
  • Automatic and managed updates workflows continue unchanged.
More informationRead about Adobe’s 64-bit Unified App installerAcrobat and Reader deployments are available at our ETK.

Install Acrobat

  • Download the zip file here.

Update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 64-bit

  • Extract the zip file.

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  • Navigate to the Setup.exe file.
  • To start the installation, double-click the Setup.exe file.

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How to use Acrobat 64-bit in read-only mode

If you need to run Acrobat in reader mode without users being required to log in, make the following registry changes:

  1. Open the Windows registry.

Update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 64-bit

  1. Navigate to the following location:
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown
    1. Add the following string value:
      “bIsSCReducedModeEnforcedEx”=dword:00000001

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  1. Create the following key:
    cIPM
    Then add the following string value under this key:
    “bDontShowMsgWhenViewingDoc”=dword:00000000

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The above registry entries ensure that Acrobat will run on a Windows 64-bit machine as Adobe Reader. Also, Adobe Reader will run without advertisements.

How to stop automatic upgrade of Acrobat Reader 32-bit to Acrobat Reader 64-bit

If you have deployed the 32-bit version of Acrobat Reader, use the following procedure to stop the Acrobat Reader 32-bit application from automatically upgrading to the 64-bit version. Create the following registry key before the first launch of the application:

  1. In Start > Search, type RegEdit and press Enter. The Registry Editor is displayed.
  2. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown.
  3. Create the following key:
    Key: bUpdateToSingleApp
    Data type: REG_DWORD
    Default Value: 0
  4. Close Registry Editor.

Important:

Even though the above registry changes will stop the automatic upgrade to Acrobat 64-bit, the upgrade can still be done if Acrobat is installed on the computer via:

  • The Creative Cloud desktop app.
  • A package containing Acrobat.

Can I download and install Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader 32-bit version to a 64-bit Windows machine?

TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ACROBAT

You cannot use the package workflow in the Adobe Admin Console to deploy the 32-bit version of Acrobat to a 64-bit machine. However, if you have a reason to install the 32-bit version of Acrobat on a 64-bit machine, download the 32-bit installer. And then follow the installation steps in this article.

Double click cdbxp_setup_x64_4.5.8.7128.msi (64bit) or cdbxp_setup_4.5.8.7128.msi (32bit) to install or upgrade the program.


ClassicShell now OpenShell
Current Version 4.4.170 – released May 27, 2022

You can check the version right click the Windows Start button, choose Settings it will display the version of OpenShell that is installed

Download latest version from:
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/releases/download/v4.4.170/OpenShellSetup_4_4_170.exe
Moved to GitHub
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/releases

Double click the OpenShellSetup_4_4_170.exe file in your Download folder to install or update the program.


CutePDF
Current Version 4.0.1.2 – released October 15, 2021

Choose the CutePDF Writer printer it should show CutePDF Writer v4.0

Download latest version from:

https://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

Double click CuteWriter.exe to install the software on your computer.


FileZilla
Current Version 3.62.2 – released November 22, 2022

You can check the version in FileZilla, choose Help, About FileZilla.

Download latest version from:
https://download.filezilla-project.org/client/FileZilla_3.62.2_win32-setup.exe – 32 Bit
https://download.filezilla-project.org/client/FileZilla_3.62.2_win64-setup.exe – 64 Bit

Double click the FileZilla_3.62.2_win32-setup.exe or FileZilla_3.62.2_win64-setup.exe file in your Download folder to install or update the program.


Firefox
Current Version 108.0.1 – released December 16, 2022

You can check the version in Firefox, choose the Menu, ? (Help), About Firefox.

Download the latest version from:
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-108.0.1-SSL&os=win&lang=en-US  msi – 32 bit
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-108.0.1-SSL&os=win64&lang=en-US
 msi – 64 bit

Double click the Firefox Setup 108.0.1.exe file in your Download folder, to install or upgrade your copy of Firefox. For extended service release you can use Extended Support Release 102.6.0.  You can also go to the Menu in Firefox and choose ? (Help) About Firefox and it will download the update for you and prompt you to restart Firefox to complete the installation.


GIMP – GNU image manipulation program
Current Version 2.10.32 – released June 15, 2022

You can check the version in GIMP, choose Help, About GIMP.

Download the latest version from:
https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.10/windows/gimp-2.10.32-setup.exe

Double click gimp-2.10.32-setup.exe in your Download folder to install or update the program on your computer. GIMP works on Windows 7 or later.


Google Chrome
Current Version 108.0.5359.125 – released December 13, 2022

You can check the version in Google Chrome, go to the menu, choose About Google Chrome .

Normally updates happen in the background when you close and reopen your browser. However, if you haven’t closed your browser in a while you might see the Chrome menu on the browser change colors to

Update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 64-bit
  green ,
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 orange , or
Update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 64-bit
 red . If you see green that means an update has been available for 2 days, orange – 4 days, and red – 7 or more days. To apply an available update, just follow the steps below.

  1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
  2. Select About Google Chrome. If there is a new version it will start to download.
  3. In the confirmation dialog that appears, click Restart. The browser saves your opened tabs and windows and reopens them automatically when it restarts. If you’d prefer not to restart right away, click Not now. The next time you restart your browser, the update will automatically be applied.

https://cloud.google.com/chrome-enterprise/browser/download/#chrome-browser-update – MSI for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows


iCloud
Current Version 7.21 – released September 24, 2020 – Windows 7 & 8.1
Current Version 14.1.0 – released December 13, 2022 – Windows 10 and later

You can check the version in iCloud, upper right hand corner of the Control Panel.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283 – iCloud 7.21

Double click iCloudSetup.exe to install the latest version for Windows 7 & 8.1.  iCloud for Windows 10 and later only available from Microsoft Store.


iTunes
Current Version 12.12.7.1 – released December 15, 2022 – Windows 10 and later

You can check the version in iTunes, Help, About iTunes.

https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

iTunes for Windows 8.1 64 bit – 12.10.11.2
iTunes for Windows 8.1 32 bit – 12.10.11.2

Double click iTunes64Setup.exe (64bit) or iTunesSetup.exe (32bit) to install or upgrade the program.

Another way to update open Apple Software Update and it will help download and install latest update.


Java
Java 8 Current Version 1.8.0_351 – released October 18, 2022

You can check the version by going into Control Panel, Java, General Tab, click About

You can download the update from:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jre8-downloads.html – JRE 8

Click Accept License Agreement at the top of the list of files then click jre-8u351-windows-i586.exe. You can also download the 64 bit version as well (usually requires a 64 bit browser) jre-8u351-windows-x64.exe. After the file has downloaded go into your Download folder then double click jre-8u351-windows-i586.exe and jre-8u351-windows-x64.exe to install or upgrade your version of Java. Another way to upgrade Java is to go into Control Panel, Java, Update tab and click Check for Update and follow the steps to update your copy of Java.


Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Current Version 4.5.19 – December 15, 2022

You can check the version by clicking help in the lower right, at the bottom of the details it will show the version.

https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/mb4_offline/ – 4.5.19

Double click the mbsetup.exe to install or update the program

Malwarebytes Adware Cleaner – just a malware/adware scanner without all the additional antivirus and other features of Malwarebytes 4.x.  This is a single standalone program that scans your system without having to install any software on your computer.

Current Version 8.4.0 – released September 16, 2022

https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/adwcleaner – 8.4.0


Microsoft Edge
Current Version 108.0.1462.54 – released December 15, 2022

You can check the version by clicking the menu in the upper right and choose Help and Feedback, About Microsoft Edge

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download

Double click the MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX##.msi where ## is 64 for 64 bit systems and 86 for 32 bit systems.

Another way to update open Microsoft Edge, click the menu in the upper right and choose Help, About Microsoft Edge.


Microsoft OneDrive
Current Version 22.238.1114.0002 – released December 12, 2022

You can check the version by clicking white or blue cloud icon in the lower right or by clicking the ^ in the lower right, choose Help & Settings, choose Settings – About tab will display the version.

OneDrive release notes and download

OneDrive for Windows 8.1
OneDrive for Windows 7

Double click the OneDriveSetup.exe file to install the latest release.


Microsoft Teams
Current Version 1.5.00.33362 – released December 15, 2022

You can check the version by clicking the circle with your initials and choose About, Version.

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=2187327&clcid=0x409&culture=en-us&country=US – Teams for Windows
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads/desktopurl?env=production&plat=windows&arch=x64&managedInstaller=true&download=true – 64 bit version msi
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads/desktopurl?env=production&plat=windows&managedInstaller=true&download=true – 32 bit version msi

Double click the Teams_windows_x64.msi (64 bit) or Teams_windows.msi (32 bit) to install or update the program.

Another way to update Teams, open Microsoft Teams, click the … menu and choose Check for Updates.  If there is an update it will prompt you to restart Teams to complete the update.


Microsoft 365
Current Version 16.0.15831.20190 – released December 6, 2022

You can check the version in any Microsoft Office application from File, About **

Release notes: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/current-channel

Open any of the Microsoft Office applications, click File, Account, Update Options, Update Now to obtain the latest release.


Paint.NET
Current Version 4.3.12 – released August 20, 2022

You can check the version in Paint.NET choose Help “?”, about Paint.NET

https://github.com/paintdotnet/release/releases/download/v4.3.12/paint.net.4.3.12.install.x64.zip – 64 bit
https://github.com/paintdotnet/release/releases/download/v4.3.12/paint.net.4.3.12.install.x86.zip – 32 bit
https://github.com/paintdotnet/release/releases/download/v4.3.12/paint.net.4.3.12.winmsi.x64.zip – 64 bit msi
https://github.com/paintdotnet/release/releases/download/v4.3.12/paint.net.4.3.12.winmsi.x86.zip – 32 bit msi

Double click the paint.net.4.3.12.install.x##.zip where ## is 64 or 32 bit, to open the zip file then double click paint.net.4.3.12.install.x##.exe to install or update the program for either 64 or 32 bit.


PeaZip
Current Version 9.0.0 – released December 18, 2022

https://github.com/peazip/PeaZip/releases/download/9.0.0/peazip-9.0.0.WINDOWS.exe – 32bit
https://github.com/peazip/PeaZip/releases/download/9.0.0/peazip-9.0.0.WIN64.exe – 64bit

Double click the peazip-9.0.0.WINDOWS.exe for 32bit or peazip-9.0.0.WIN64.exe file to install or update the program.


RealPlayer RealTimes
Current Version 22.0.0.321 – released September 12, 2022

You can check the version in RealPlayer, choose the menu, Help, About RealTimes

You can download the update from:

http://director.real.com/realplayer?type=rt_us&rppr=home

Double click the RealPlayer.exe file in your Download folder to install or upgrade the program, please note you can refuse any of the offered software, it is not necessary to install RealPlayer on your computer. You can upgrade your version of RealPlayer by going to the Menu and choose Check for Update.


Skype

Current Version 8.92.0.204 – released December 8, 2022 – Windows 7, and 8.1
Current Version 15.92.3204.0 – released December 8, 2022 – Windows 10, and 11

You can check the version in Skype, choose Help, About Skype

In Skype go to the Skype menu and choose Check For Updates, this will download the update and install the new version the next time your open Skype.

Or you can Download the latest version from:
https://go.skype.com/skype.download – EXE
https://go.skype.com/msi-download – MSI
Skype for Windows 10 & 11 from Microsoft Store

Double click the Skype-8.92.0.204.exe or Skype-8.92.0.204.msi file in your Downloads folder to install or upgrade the program.


Slack
Current Version 4.29.149 – November 15, 2022

You can check the version by clicking the menu button at the top left choose Help, About Slack.

Download the latest version from:
https://downloads.slack-edge.com/releases/windows/4.29.149/prod/ia32/SlackSetup.exe – msi – 32 bit
https://downloads.slack-edge.com/releases/windows/4.29.149/prod/x64/SlackSetup.exe – msi – 64 bit

Double click the SlackSetup.exe or slack-standalone-#.#.#.msi file.  Please note: SlackSetup installs for the current user in LocalAppData folder, the MSI version installs for all users on the system.


Thunderbird
Current Version 102.6.1 – released December 20, 2022

You can check the version in Thunderbird, choose the Menu, ? (Help), About Thunderbird.

Download the latest version from:
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=thunderbird-102.6.1-SSL&os=win&lang=en-US – 32 bit
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=thunderbird-102.6.1-SSL&os=win64&lang=en-US – 64 bit

Double click the Thunderbird Setup 102.6.1.exe file in your Download folder, to install or upgrade your copy of Thunderbird.  You can also go to the Menu in Thunderbird and choose ? (Help) About Thunderbird and it will download the update for you and prompt you to restart Thunderbird to complete the installation.


VLC
Current Version 3.0.18 – November 22, 2022

You can check the version in VLC go to Help, About VLC.

Download the latest version from:
http://get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.18/win32/vlc-3.0.18-win32.exe – msi – 32 bit
http://get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.18/win64/vlc-3.0.18-win64.exe – msi – 64 bit

Double click the vlc-3.0.18-win##.exe where ## is 32 for 32bit and 64 for 64bit edition to install or upgrade the program.


VirtualBox
Current Version 7.0.4 – November 18, 2022

You can check the version in VirtualBox choose Help, About VirtualBox

Download the latest version from:
https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/7.0.4/VirtualBox-7.0.4-154605-Win.exe

Double click the VirtualBox-7.0.4-154605-Win.exe to install or upgrade your software.


Zoom
Current Version 5.13.4.11494 – December 30, 2022

You can check the version by opening Zoom client and look at the bottom of the program for the version you have installed.

Download the latest version from:
https://zoom.us/client/5.13.3.11494/ZoomInstallerFull.exe?archType=x64 – for 64 bit
https://zoom.us/client/5.13.3.11494/ZoomInstallerFull.exe – for 32 bit

https://www.zoom.us/client/latest/ZoomInstallerFull.msi – for business deployments

Double click the ZoomInstaller.exe to install or upgrade the software on your computer. Zoom client will open after installation is completed.

How do I upgrade from Adobe Reader DC to 64

If you have installed the 32-bit Acrobat Reader application, you will be automatically upgraded to the 64-bit version of Acrobat Reader gradually..
Quit Acrobat or Acrobat Reader application if it's already running..
In Start > Search, type RegEdit and press Enter..

Is there a 64

You can download the Acrobat 64-bit installers from this page by clicking the appropriate download button below. After the download is complete, follow the installation steps below to begin the installation.

How do I get Adobe Acrobat DC 64

However, there is an installer available now at https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/download-64-bit-installer.html.

How do I change my Adobe from 32

Follow the following steps..
Uninstall 64-bit Reader installed on the machine..
Restart the machine (optional step).
Create the key to block the upgrade. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown] ... .
Install 32-bit Reader from https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/.