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Adobe Acrobat Professional DC will not launch if protected mode is enabled

Brandon Mooi
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Issue

Adobe Acrobat Professional DC application will not launch when the MacroView Plugin is installed, and protected mode is enabled in Adobe.

Resolution

1.) Open file explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\MacroView and rename the file MacroViewAcrobatDCPlugin to MacroViewAcrobatDCPlugin.old

2.) Open Adobe Pro, go to Edit --> Preferences --> Security (Enhanced) untick Enable Protected Mode at startup 

 
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3.) Open file explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\MacroView and rename the file MacroViewAcrobatDCPlugin.old back to MacroViewAcrobatDCPlugin
Please note that in MacroView DMF 9+ this has been resolved and protected mode in Adobe does not need to be disabled.