

We've found that many customers are starting to look for PDF alternatives to use in their environment. The attached article explains how to opt-out of this, but our concern is in the future, this may be a requirement and not an option. In addition to the change, Adobe now requires users who install Adobe Reader 64-bit to create an individual account and login each time they use the software. More information on this can be found in Adobe's Adobe - 64-bit Unified App Installer article. The following installation scenarios are not supported: Two versions of Acrobat on the same machine. Previously, major versions of the same product were not supported on the same machine. This also affects PDQ Inventory collections as well. With the Jrelease, 11.x and DC versions of Acrobat and Reader may be installed in the same machine. The 64-bit version of Adobe Reader that Adobe provides actually installs Adobe Acrobat (according to the registry and appwiz.cpl) and not Adobe Reader, which makes tracking "Free" vs "Paid" installations of Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader (64-bit) incredibly difficult. Our packaging team has been evaluating a 64-bit Adobe Reader package, though there are issues that may prevent this from being possible.
