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MCC Daily Tribune

Adobe Acrobat Reader XI Has Been Discontinued - Please Upgrade Now

If you still have Acrobat Reader XI on your computer, you need to upgrade it to Acrobat Reader DC. You can tell if you have already upgraded go to the Windows search bar and type in Acrobat. If Acrobat Reader DC pops up as an application you do not need to update as you already have the latest version of Acrobat Reader.

If you need to upgrade:

  1. Type Software Center into the Windows search bar.
  2. In Software Center click on the tile labeled Acrobat Reader DC.
  3. On the next page click Install.
  4. The installation will remove Acrobat Reader XI and install Acrobat Reader DC.

When you upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, the system changes the default program for pdf’s to Microsoft Edge. To change it back:

  1. Click on the Windows start button in the lower left-hand corner.
  2. Next, click on Settings (gear icon).
  3. In settings, click on Apps.
  4. On the left side of the page click on Default Apps.
  5. Scroll down and click on the blue words Choose default apps by file type.
  6. Hover over the right side edge of the Settings window and a scroll bar will appear. Move the bar 2/3rds of the way down the scroll bar.
  7. Find .pdf in the list on the left-hand side (they are in alphabetical order).
  8. Click on the program listed to the right.
  9. A list will pop up, select Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

Attached are directions with screenshots.

If you have any difficulties upgrading please contact Technical Support at 585-292-8324, option 3.

Attached Files:
Adobe Reader Upgrade Screen Shots.pdf

Christine Gallion
Communications and Network Services
07/27/2021