The acrobat.exe file refers to Adobe Acrobat, which is a program made and popularized by Adobe Systems Incorporated. This software comes in different versions(Adobe Acrobat 7.0, Adobe Acrobat 6.0, Adobe Acrobat 5.0, Adobe Acrobat 8.1, Adobe Acrobat 9.1, Adobe Acrobat 8.0, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro, Adobe Acrobat 3D), but, they are all a set of application software that are used to create, view, share or print Portable Document Format or PDF files. Each of the applications is considered as a proprietary commercial program, but one component, which is the Adobe Reader, is a freeware that allows a user to only view and print files, with limited options to create PDFs. As the main component of Adobe Acrobat, acrobat.exe needs to be present and function well; thus, must be kept stored in the folder, mostly in C:\Program Files, and in the registry key of the computer system.
How can I stop acrobat.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. acrobat.exe. is used by Adobe Acrobat, If you shut down acrobat.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop acrobat.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Adobe Acrobat, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adobe Acrobat, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is acrobat.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if acrobat.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if acrobat.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that acrobat.exe, belongs to, in this case Adobe Acrobat