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Adobe Reader integration
vygadeka dear, we have the same problem.
How exactly do we enable opening pdf's at once in acrobat?
Is this a server setting?
tnx
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"AlwaysOpenPdfExternally"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\AutoOpenFileTypes]
"1"="pdf"
With that PDF files will automatically be opened in the system PDF viewer with no download prompt. PDF files will however still get auto-downloaded to the user's (configured) "Downloads" folder.
Beware: There is currently a bug in v86 that did not exist in v85. If you have the "PromptForDownloadLocation" policy set then the "AutoOpenFileTypes" policy does not work. Disable the "PromptForDownloadLocation" or wait for Microsoft to fix the issue in an upcoming update. I've already opened a call with them about the issue.
narutards My default app for PDFs is Adobe Acrobat 2017. I did try amending to Reader DC but that made no difference. As long as I've interpreted the regedit OK I'm reasonably happy with how things are, thanks for your help.
- Canarytops at first glance it should be ok .. but, what do you have set as your default PDF application in Windows?
Sorrry, but I became weary of this and went back to Firefox which makes it much easier and more sensible. No longer using Edge, so I haven't tried anything. You did what I did.
narutardsI must be doing something wrong as I still get the "Open/Save" prompt, slightly annoying but can definitely used Adobe's browser which is great. I also notice the pdf isn't downloaded to my system downloads folder as you mentioned ? Again not a major problem but I get the feeling I've done something silly !
Can you see anything wrong with my updated registry details :-
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"AlwaysOpenPdfExternally"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\AutoOpenFileTypes]
"1"="pdf"My version of Edge :
Version 91.0.864.41 (Official build) (64-bit)narutards Ah, I see it now. Give me a break. I'm 74 years old.
SilverTiger69 As I suspected, you did it wrong. "AutoOpenFileTypes" needs to be a subfolder. And then you add a new REGSZ entry called "1" with the value "pdf".
Or just save the whole thing I posted earlier as a .reg file and import it that way.
Or maybe don't mess around in your registry if you don't know what you are doing.
narutards Very possible. I've attached how I set it up. I'm on 87.0.664.41.
SilverTiger69 That isn't really a hack. It is the intended way making use of the official policies provided by Microsoft.
And if you are still seeing the download bar then you either didn't add the second registry key correctly or are running a version of Edge prior to 86.0.622.63.
narutards this hack works for me. I still get a little prompt at the bottom to open or save, but open uses Adobe Reader. Very cool and thank you.
narutards wrote:With that PDF files will automatically be opened in the system PDF viewer with no download prompt. PDF files will however still get auto-downloaded to the user's (configured) "Downloads" folder.
I'd love for Edge to download these to temp and delete them after. We deal with a Helpdesk transcribing PDF forms from all over the org to tickets, so we're dealing with a large amount of forms that are opened in Edge, but not modified and thus can be discarded after use.
narutards Wow! I won't even ask where you got this info. I'll give it a shot.
SilverTiger69 Of course not .......... you have to create them.
And the bug I mentioned has been fixed by Microsoft in the meantime, in 86....63
narutards I'm on Version 86 and I see no such registry entries.
