The file acrord32.exe is the main executable for Adobe Acrobat Reader. The file enables users to view and read PDF files from the PC or from the Internet. If you are on the Internet and you need to open a PDF file without having to download it and view it from your PC, the application will open the PDF file and display it like a Web page. The file usually runs with system boot-up, and it automatically launches when you open a PDF file. The file however, may remain running in the background even after you have closed down the PDF file. You may end the process from your Task Manager window. It will however, run again when you reboot. The only way to stop the file from loading with every system boot-up is to uninstall it. But, if you come across a PDF file, you will need to download the file again and reinstall it, before you can view the PDF document.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. acrord32.exe. is used by Adobe Acrobat Reader, If you shut down acrord32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop acrord32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Adobe Acrobat Reader, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed acrord32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, 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.

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.

The first thing you should do if acrord32.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 acrord32.exe, belongs to, in this case Adobe Acrobat Reader