Adobe Acrobat DC Silent Install (How-To Guide)

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Adobe Acrobat is used to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Adobe Acrobat DC Creative Cloud from the command line using an EXE installer.

How to Install Adobe Acrobat DC Silently

  1. Login to the Adobe Admin Console: https://adminconsole.adobe.com
  2. Navigate to Packages->Adobe templates
  3. Search for PACKAGE NAME: Acrobat | PLATFORM: Windows
  4. Click the magnifying glass to view the details for Acrobat
  5. Click Customize to configure options based on your preferences
  6. After completing the customizations click Create Package
  7. Once the package build has completed it should automatically start to download
  8. Extract the contents of the Acrobat_en_US_WIN_64.zip to “C:\Downloads\AdobeAcrobatCC”
    • You should now see a similar structure inside the “C:\Downloads\AdobeAcrobatCC” directory
      • Build
      • Exceptions
      • Acrobat.ccp
      • PackageInfo.txt
  9. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  10. Navigate to the “C:\Downloads\AdobeAcrobatCC“ directory
  11. Enter the following command:

After a few minutes you should see the Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Acrobat Desktop Shortcuts appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Adobe Acrobat DC Creative Cloud
Vendor:Adobe
Architecture:x64
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:.\Build\setup.exe --silent
Silent Uninstall Switch:See Uninstall Section Below
PowerShell Script:Adobe Acrobat Creative Cloud | PowerShell Script
Detection Script:Adobe Acrobat Creative Cloud | Custom Detection Script

The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download links provided take you directly to the vendors website.

How to Uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC Silently

Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:

Adobe Acrobat Creative Cloud Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
Adobe Acrobat Creative Cloud Silent Uninstall (PowerShell)

Adobe Acrobat Creative Cloud Silent Uninstall

  1. Login to the Adobe Admin Console: https://adminconsole.adobe.com
  2. Navigate to Packages->Tools
  3. Download the Adobe Uninstall Tool
  4. Extract the AdobeUninstaller.exe from the AdobeUninstaller.zip file
  5. Copy the AdobeUninstaller.exe to C:\Downloads
  6. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  7. Navigate to the C:\Downloads directory
  8. Enter the following command:
AdobeUninstaller.exe --all

Adobe Acrobat Silent Uninstall

Check out the Adobe Acrobat Silent Uninstall Strings (Master List) for older versions.

  1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  2. Enter one of the following commands:
VersionAdobe Acrobat Silent Uninstall String
Acrobat DC (32-bit)MsiExec.exe /x {AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100} /qn
Acrobat DC (64-bit)MsiExec.exe /x {AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-BC15014EA700} /qn
Acrobat 2020MsiExec.exe /x {AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0E1401753200} /qn
Acrobat 2017MsiExec.exe /x {AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0E1108756300} /qn
Acrobat Classic 2015MsiExec.exe /x {AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0E0F06755100} /qn

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.