Skip to main content
Provide users with detailed feedback while removing Acrobat’s Add-in from Microsoft 365


Background


Each time Adobe Acrobat Pro is installed or updated, the Acrobat Add-in is silently added back to the Microsoft 365-related User Content Startup folders.


The Add-in relies on external dynamic libraries, which we purposely disable by setting DisableVisualBasicExternalDylibs  to true:



Unless non-Microsoft extensions are being used, set this value to true via a Configuration Profile to improve security.



This causes users to observe error messages in the following applications:



  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

  • Microsoft PowerPoint


Continue reading …

If you’re similarly impacted, please consider providing community feedback to both Microsoft and Adobe.


Reply