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  1. Please stop adding desktop shortcut when Reader is updated

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    Yarrow W commented  · 

    I've decided to just uninstall this app and go with a different PDF reader. I am so absolutely sick of seeing this unnecessary icon on my desktop.

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    Yarrow W commented  · 

    This is such an annoying and useless feature. If people want a desktop icon, they can have one. I don't want it, so why am I being forced to have it? I created a Windows script that runs on system startup that removes the icon, but I don't EVER want it on my desktop, and sometimes it populates when I'm in the middle of working. Why is this being forced on us? Why do we not have the option to turn it off?

    In case anyone is curious, the Windows script is below. Create a new text file and copy the lines below including the quotation marks. Replace C:\ with the name of the drive your Public Desktop is located on. Save the file as a cmd file instead of a txt, and put it in the Startup folder. Idk where your startup folder is at, but you can do a web search to find it :) I hope this can help someone out there

    del "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Adobe Acrobat DC.lnk"
    del "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Adobe Acrobat.lnk"

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