AdobeAcrobat has made certain fixes and updates to its licensing workflows. As a result, Acrobat will now start pinging the new Adobe servers for completing the licensing workflows. This change is being rolled out to users in phases. For most users, we have ensured that this change is seamless without any prompts or interruptions. Ireceived instruction to first remove latest Acrobat and then install Acrobat 2017. It helps until they get a fix fot latest Acrobat: Steps to follow on the case –. • Enable the Safe mode with networking and check the application behavior. • Enable the installer services through the command. Withina few seconds of me opening Acrobat Reader DC, the rainbow wheel comes up and the application hangs. Application is 'not responding' and I have to force quit. I cannot use the application at all. I've tried trashing the application (there appears to be no way to uninstall), deleting the trash IfI try opening the app, it tries to load, but get a Not Responding message. If I try to read a PDF attachment or print a file as PDF, I get errors that Acrobat is not connected and to try again after starting Acrobat. This is happening on a couple machines after the most recent Windows 10 update. Heres how to do it: Press Win + R to open the Run command. Type Regedit and tap Enter to open Registry Editor. Paste the following address into the Registry Editor. Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown. Right-click and navigate to New > DWORD Value. PHaveyou ever encountered the frustration of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC freezing or not responding after making changes to your PDF file? You're not alone! In LaunchAdobe Acrobat DC in compatibility mode. Repair Adobe Acrobat DC. Disable protected mode using Registry Editor. Update or reinstall Adobe Acrobat AcrobatPro 8.0 was on the Win 7 Pro machine and carried over working. Prior to a recent update of Windows 10, everything seemed ok with running Acrobat Pro 8.0. Windows 10 recognized it and it had the proper file associations. Windows 10 replaced my default PDF program with Adobe Reader DC. 6gmZJQC.