But as soon as I reinstalled Chrome it took over again. I also tried uninstalling Chrome and getting Acrobat back as the default PDF app, which worked. Result: the setting did not update for me, Chrome could not be dislodged this way. Windows 10 Start > Settings > Choose default apps by file type >. After I did this I tried to open a PDF on a webpage and Chrome went crazy, flashing a blank tab open and closed repeatedly.įailed option 3. Check the box at the end 'Open PDF files in the default viewer application, the Finished button. type chrome://settings/content in the Chrome address bar. Flaticon, the largest database of free icons. You are supposed to be able to uncheck the box but it is grayed-out in the checked state for me and I could not uncheck it.įailed option 2. Download now this vector icon in SVG, PSD, PNG, EPS format or as webfonts. 'Go to: Chrome PDF Viewer Always allowed to run type chrome://plugins in the Chrome (v56) address bar.

Other suggestions being offered in the community did not work for me:įailed option 1. Browse 16 incredible Google Chrome Icon vectors, icons, clipart graphics, and backgrounds for royalty-free download from the creative contributors at. I can now open PDFs on Windows 10 desktop with Acrobat by double-clicking even though Chrome has still hijacked the file icon on the desktop.

Right click any PDF on the desktop > Open with > Choose another app > Select Acrobat > check 'Always use this app to open. 'It took 8 years to make those changes that will go unnoticed to the human eye,' one Twitter user commented, while another added (opens in new tab), without a hint of sarcasm, 'OMG Google has single handily undisputedly without a shrivel of doubt BROKEN THE INTERNET in its groundbreaking next-generation design – this will be studied for centuries to come as never in HUMAN HISTORY has such a masterful design been created by humankind in its 200,000 years.' Fair enough.ABeldecos thank you, your method is the only one that worked for me (Windows 10, Chrome. Last month, the internet found much mirth in its similarity to the previous design.

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