Why all my desktop icons have changed in PDF format when I installed the drive?

I just installed Adobe Reader and all my desktop icons have changed and nothing does not open.  How can I fix?

Hey carolq123,

Could you please check the below mentioned KB doc for the same link:

Application, the icons of file change icon Acrobat/Reader

Let me know if it helps.

Kind regards

Ana Maria

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