To stop PDF’s opening in Internet Explorer and use Adobe Reader instead follow the steps below.
Open Foxit Reader, go to File Preferences File AssociationAdvanced, check 'Include browser when setting default PDF viewer' and click Make Default PDF Viewer. Restart Internet Explorer to. Here are the top 4 tricks to open PDF files directly in Adobe Acrobat Reader on your Windows PC and not in a browser such as Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer or other browser.
- Click the Tools (Cog Wheel) icon in Internet Explorer and select Manage Add-ons
- In the right hand pane look for Adobe PDF Reader. Generally it will not be shown as in the example below.
- Now click the Currently loaded add-ons dropdown and select All add-ons then try Run without permission. Adobe reader with be listed in the right hand pane in one of these selections.
- Select Adobe PDF Reader and then click Disable located bottom right.
Nitro Pdf Not Opening In Internet Explorer
- Now reopen the PDF and it will be displayed in Adobe Reader rather than Internet Explorer.