Since the new Adobe Reader X, whenever the cursor in Windows explorer happens to be on a PDF file, Adobe Reader automatically launches two instances of its executable into the system memory, using CPU and RAM resources regardless if the user actually intends to open that PDF document or not.
I find this behaviour undesirable and unacceptable, and I'm baffled that such a radical change would be implemented in a program without giving the user a menu option to disable it.
Since there is no menu option, could someone please tell me how can I otherwise stop this from happening ?
Thank you.
How to disable pre-loading of PDF documents ?
2011-03-23 06:51:34
My Product Information:
Reader 10.0.1, Windows
Reader 10.0.1, Windows
2011-03-25 05:50:31
#2
Thanks for answering. No go, though. I'm not using protected mode, it's already disabled.
Mind you, I don't really care if the number of unwarranted instances that Adober Reader launches WITHOUT OPENING ANY DOCUMENT is 2, or 1, or 500... I don't want ANY instance whatsoever to open - except, naturally, if I actually OPEN a document. That's where the problem lies.
Any more ideas ? Thank you.
Mind you, I don't really care if the number of unwarranted instances that Adober Reader launches WITHOUT OPENING ANY DOCUMENT is 2, or 1, or 500... I don't want ANY instance whatsoever to open - except, naturally, if I actually OPEN a document. That's where the problem lies.
Any more ideas ? Thank you.
2011-03-25 06:19:10
#3
Because Windows doesn't have any native ability to display thumbnails or previews of PDF files, it uses the installed default handler application to render them.
the second instance you see in the task manager is the broker process (sandbox) of Reader X.
If you don't want it, you have to disable the "Prodected Mode" in the preferences of Reader, but this will make your Reader more unsecure.
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