The adobereader.dll process file, also known as For Viewing and Printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), is the core process file of Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat software manufactured by Adobe Systems Corporation. The process file is also classified as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that activates automatically when an Internet browser is opened. Upon user-execution of a browser, the process file will start its scanning and monitoring of the currently active Internet browser for readable PDF files. Both Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat uses adobereader.dll as one of their process file. The only difference between the two is that in Adobe Acrobat, users are allowed to create PDF files, which is a negligible function in Adobe Reader. Users may read, print, sign, manipulate, and manage PDF files on both programs containing the process file. This file is usually located on a Windows computer’s C:\Program Files folder.

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

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adobe 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 adobereader.dll. 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 adobereader.dll, belongs to, in this case Adobe Reader