Microsoft Edge keeps making itself the default PDF viewer instead of acrobat

Anonymous
2023-04-22T23:24:06+00:00

This is a dup thread for one that was started in 2020. Same stuff is still happening. I'm about 5 minutes from uninstalling Edge. If my PC reboots, Edge takes over PDFs. So annoying

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T18:06:34+00:00

    Please, do not waste your time trying to permanently set your default PDF app. IT WILL CHANGE BACK TO MICROSOFT IN SHORT ORDER. Just accept it and change it back each time you notice - you will save aggravation. Someone somewhere will tell you the definitive way to solve this, but it is a waste of time, and will not work.

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