ARDC-CN-000070 - Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Repair Installation.

Information

When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or functional to repair an Adobe Reader DC install.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

For 32 bit:
Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\Installer

For 64 bit:
Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\Installer

Value Name: DisableMaintenance
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Reader_DC_Continuous_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-213180r395853_rule, STIG-ID|ARDC-CN-000070, STIG-Legacy|SV-79433, STIG-Legacy|V-64943, Vuln-ID|V-213180

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: f6f1e69544b78af349791b6d38e47cf507cecee54afd97819ce5da21566b0aa0