How to Disable Adobe AcroTray.exe from Startup

Adobe Acrobat is a program which permits you to create, view, print, manipulate and manage files in the PDF format. You can use this program on different platforms, which includes IT, business, education documentation, and administrative services. AcoTray comes along with Adobe. Do you want to disable Adobe AcroTray.exe from startup? Then go through the steps listed below.

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Steps to Disable Adobe AcroTray.exe from Task Manager

If you want to disable Adobe AcroTray.exe from startup, then you have first to disable it in the Task Manager. Here are the steps to do so:

• • Keep
  • pressing on the Windows and R keys together.
  • It
  • will launch the Run prompt box.
  • Enter
  • taskmgr in the box.
  • Click
  • on the Enter option for opening the Task Manager.
  • Click
  • on the Startup option.
  • It
  • is located in the Task Manager option.
  • Find
  • the AcroTray option.
  • You
  • need to right-click on the AcroTray option.
  • Select
  • the Disable option.
  • After
  • restarting the system, it will not begin from the startup now.

Steps to Disable Adobe AcroTray.exe Through Autoruns

• • Start
  • downloading the updated version of Autoruns utility.
  • You
  • need to extract the file which you have already downloaded WinRAR.
  • In the case you already have Winrar, then you need to launch the zipped folder by
  • clicking twice on it.
  • Go
  • to the extracted folder.
  • After
  • that, you need to right-click on the Autoruns64.exe.
  • Select
  • the Run as Administrator option.
  • Find
  • the Acrobat Assistant option.
  • Unselect
  • the Acrobat Assistant option from the menu list.
  • Start
  • restarting the system, and you will notice that the computer is not
  • starting from the startup.

Steps to Disable Adobe AcroTray from Services

You can customize some Adobe services, which are running automatically. If you change Adobe services to manual, then it will help you to prevent AcroTray.exe from opening at startup. Ensure that you are signed into the Windows computer as an admin before following the steps mentioned below:

• • Keep pressing on the Windows and R keys
  • together.
  • Now, you will get the Run pop-up box on
  • the screen.
  • Enter service.msc in the box.
  • Click on the Enter option.
  • Find the Adobe Acrobat Update and Adobe
  • Genuine Software Integrity option by going to the menu list.
  • You need to right-click on them.
  • Select the Properties option.
  • Start changing the startup type option
  • into the Manual option.
  • Start the system again.
  • Now, the AcroTray would not open at
  • startup.

Jeanne Winfield is a content writer, magazine publisher, and technical blogger currently living in Manchester, UK. My interests range from antivirus to McAfee.