IT Professionals, System Administrators, Network Managers
If you are starting fresh today, use the Adobe Admin Console . It future-proofs your deployment for zero-touch Intune migrations and ensures you aren't manually rebuilding MSTs every time Adobe releases a patch. Have you run into a specific error code (like 1603 or 1722) while deploying Reader DC? Drop the error code in the comments below.
In this post, we’ll break down the three primary methods to deploy Acrobat Reader DC, best practices for customization, and how to avoid the common pitfalls (looking at you, McAfee WebAdvisor). For on-premises environments with Active Directory, this remains the gold standard. deploy acrobat reader dc
The Ultimate Guide to Deploying Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: From Manual Installs to Automated Mass Deployment
msiexec /i "AcroRead.msi" TRANSFORMS="CustomSettings.mst" /qn /norestart If you are moving to cloud management or Intune, Adobe’s hosted console is the future. Drop the error code in the comments below
Let’s be honest: Manually clicking “Next” 50 times to install Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on 200 workstations isn't just tedious—it’s a waste of IT budget.
choco install adobereader -y Pro-tip: While easy, these methods pull the latest version. This breaks change management. For production, always pin to a specific version: The Ultimate Guide to Deploying Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Customization Wizard DC (downloadable from Adobe’s official site). This tool creates a Transform file ( .mst ), which modifies the base .exe or .msi to your liking.