How to disable some plugins of adobe-reader X?

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There are a lot of plug-ins (I mean not a browser plugin to view pdfs, but plugins of reader itself, e.g. for internet access, commenting a pdf, javascript in pdf, 3d in pdf and so on) pre installed with "Adobe Reader X", almost 25. Some of them are annoying, some of them are unsafe to be enabled (e.g. Adobe Multimedia plug-ins allows PDF files to use built-in Flash, which is usually outdated and vulnerable in any version; ECMAScript may be vulnerable; Comments are annoying and never-will-use-it for me).

I want to completely turn off some of Adobe Reader X plug-ins. Also, it would be perfect if this setting will be saved in case of Adobe Reader update with newer version.

PS Adobe Reader X = Adobe reader 10 (more exactly version 10.1); OS is Windows (any supported by AR X version)

osgx

Posted 2011-08-10T21:19:08.903

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What operating system are you running Adobe Reader on? Mac? Windows? Which version? – None – 2011-08-10T22:02:45.773

1Windows. Adobe Reader X aka Adobe Reader 10. "10.1.0.5xx" is an exact version, signed 6 july 2011. – osgx – 2011-08-10T22:16:50.090

Which version of Windows? – None – 2011-08-10T22:23:17.193

2this will not change an answer. Any. – osgx – 2011-08-11T00:48:08.080

osgx, any time you post a question asking for technical help, you should always state exactly what operating system you are using and which version, among other details. Otherwise no one can help you. – None – 2011-08-11T02:50:54.890

2Wheat Williams, you can answer for any version of windows, supported by adobe reader x – osgx – 2011-08-11T05:02:54.643

Might want to try this question on the Adobe Forums Sight for Acrobat reader: http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_reader_forums/adobe_reader

– L84 – 2011-08-13T22:37:44.370

UBhapE2, but the answer is so easy (without saving settings after update). – osgx – 2011-08-13T23:10:43.443

Answers

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Actually, an answer (Googled in 20 seconds):

http://help.adobe.com/archive/en_US/acrobat/9/standard/acrobat_standard_9.0_help.pdf

Manage plug-ins

Plug-ins add more functionality, but they also increase the memory needed and security risks. To minimize memory requirements, you may want to install only the plug-ins that you use. To load a plug-in correctly, you must place it in the plug-ins folder. You can temporarily disable plug-ins when starting your software.

Disable a plug-in

  1. Do one of the following:

    • (Windows) Open the plug_ins folder (Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\plug_ins).
    • (Mac OS) Control-click the application icon, and choose Show Package Contents. Then double-click the Contents folder and open the Plug-ins folder.
    • (UNIX) Move the plug-in out of [location of install]/Adobe/Reader9.0/Reader/plug_ins.  
       
  2. Select the plug-ins you do not want to load, and move them out of the folder. Some of the plug-ins may be in folders nested inside the plug-ins folder.

Disable all plug-ins temporarily

  • Press the Shift key immediately after starting Acrobat.

osgx

Posted 2011-08-10T21:19:08.903

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Thanks to your answer, I was able to google it in just 5 seconds, and I didn't have to open a PDF (which was the problem to begin with) – MrChrister – 2014-12-09T16:29:16.830

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