I'm feeling quite annoyed today since Adobe by someway automatically download an installer & ask me to run it - this explains me the slow internet connection in the last few days!
So, please if you know how to turn this off, share with me!
2 Answers
Assuming you're running Adobe Reader on Windows, go to the Edit menu, select Preferences, select "Updater" from the list and select the 3rd option: "Do not download or install updates automatically". I have Reader X, but it should be the same in older versions.
For those just finding this ?: A 2017 thread:Disable automatic updates in Adobe Reader DC?
indicates the following:
as one of two ways of disabling this - this method involving editing registry keys. The other involves creating an Adobe account. The "Updates" section is not present in Adobe Reader DC Preferences, currently.
