Adobe Acrobat has taken possession of my computer. All files try to open in Adobe.

adobe acrobat somehow took on my computer... it is few pictures is all over my desk and it tries to open all.  How can I stop?  I tried to recover but it did not work :(

original title: adobe acrobat opens all programs

Have you tried using 'open with' on a shortcut? You can open the executable programs?

It sounds really like you accidentally attached .lnk extensions to adobe acrobat. This creates users default choice on all your shortcut to adobe acrobat links.

Since the default action is caused by the user (as it was accidental) choice, you can be able to restore everything simply by creating a new user account. See if the icons to return to their natural state, then knit. If so, just move all your files and folders and delete the old account. If you use Outlook, you also need to reset where it looks for files of Outlook, but it can be automatic (do not try to start Outlook until what everything is copied on the property). If you use this method, remember to copy the hidden appdata folder. Just show all before you begin the copy.

The other method which requires a regedit is also quite simple, but recommend that you set a manual restore point before you start. A regedit always has the potential to mess up your system. the procedures are:

  1. Click on the Start Menu, type regedit in start search and press ENTER.
  2. Navigate to the following registry branch:

NtVersion ntVersion\Explorer\FileExts\ [ext]

Replace the [ext] with the real extension of the file you want to restore the file type association to return to the original Windows 7 by default (probably .lnk). If you unsure, simply browse through all the Sub-touche under FileExts.

3. delete the subkey named UserChoice.

4. exit the registry editor.

Theoretically, each method of work.

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