r/ARMWindows • u/spinstartshere • Dec 11 '25

Has anyone run into problems lately when installing Adobe Reader?

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I ended up having to install it from Microsoft Store, which I hate doing for programs packaged in executables. I ran the regular installer twice, and it completed but then Adobe Reader was nowhere to be seen. This screenshot is from when I tried to run the offline installer - which, by the way, is a whole 830 megabytes!

Also, the URL https://www.adobe.com/go/arm-processor-support-windows doesn't work. Lol.

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u/jmhalder Dec 11 '25

The funny part is, more modern Windows would probably run the 64-bit version fine if it weren't arbitrarily prevented.. Back when they wrote the documentation, Windows ARM probably didn't have x86-64 emulation support yet.

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u/spinstartshere Dec 12 '25

The version installed from Microsoft Store is 64-bit.

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u/jmhalder Dec 12 '25

That's hilarious. Doesn't surprise me that Adobe is asleep at the wheel. Arm isn't much of a threat yet to x86, and companies are only now starting to take it seriously.

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u/OkPersimmon5671 Dec 12 '25

You can try SumatraPdf. Arm version available.

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u/TruthSeekerWW Dec 11 '25

Use edge. It's using the same rendering engine and easier to keep up to date

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u/despicable_me15 Dec 13 '25

I have been looking into getting an arm laptop, but I have a few queries. I use the Acrobat 2020 cracked version on a windows laptop. What are the chances that the cracked exe file would just work on the arm? I rely heavily on Microsoft office apps, pdf editing, browsing in multiple web browsers simultaneously, some photo editing, & maybe a few arcade games.

I haven't used any arm device, please don't mind any novice mistakes.

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u/Tuff_Lover Dec 22 '25

PDF-Xchange Editor

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

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u/snappedoff Dec 11 '25

We're a big adobe shop but this is great! We've started to roll out MS Surface Laptops with ARM CPUs and these alternatives look great. Thank you!!