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Make Adobe the default program to open PDF
While I have Adobe set as the default application to open PDF files in Win 10, when I click on a PDF file or link from within MS Edge - Version 78.0.268.3 (Official build) dev (64-bit), the file is o...
Hi,
it's more related to your Windows settings and Adobe reader settings.
first make sure Adobe reader is the default PDF opener and then go here:
edge://settings/content/pdfDocuments
and turn on that option.
it will force Edge to download PDF files hosted Online instead of opening them in the browser.
from there just click on the downloaded PDF file and it should be opened in your default PDF reader.
Even without touching any settings in Edge browser, you can let the PDF file be opened in the browser then save it locally and open in it Adobe reader.