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An installation of Adobe Acrobat DC Icon Not Showing in Windows 11/10that didn’t show the right icon in the taskbar whenever we opened it. All I could see in its place was a generic icon that looked like the Photos app. Even the program’s entries in the Start menu were affected.
The Adobe Acrobat Reader in Windows 10 is a great programme for opening PDF files, but it doesn’t always show the right icon on your computer. This problem of missing Adobe icons in Windows 11 has been going on for a long time, and many people all over the world have it. There are two easy ways to solve this problem quickly.
(Solved) Adobe Acrobat DC Icon Not Showing in Windows 11/10
Removing the shortcut of an icon from program files
- Open Local Disk C.
- An open folder named Program Data
- Open Microsoft folder
- Open Windows Folder
- Open a folder named “Start Menu.”
- Next, you have to open “Programs,” and search for an icon or wrong image of “Adobe Acrobat XI Pro,” which looks like a shortcut.
- Delete the shortcut or icon.
Creating an icon for Adobe Acrobat DC
- Go to C Drive
- Open Program(x86)
- Open Adobe folder in Program(x86)
- There is Acrobat file in Adobe folder
- A reader is in front of you and then find Acrobat.exe.
- Right-click on Acrobat.exe and click on “Send to desktop.”
- Again Right-click on Acrobat.exe and click on “Pin to Start Menu.”
- Close the Window.
Pasting the icon into Adobe program files
- Right-click on Acrobat.exe that you created on the desktop.
- Just copy Acrobat.exe.
- Open Local Disk C to paste this into program files.
- Open folder “Program Data.”
- Here you get “Microsoft folder.” Open this and look for the Windows folder inside the “Microsoft folder.”
- In the “Windows” folder, there must be “Start Menu”. Open this.
- Search for the Programs folder and paste there using “CTRL+V.”
- Rename the shortcut from “Acrobat.exe – shortcut” to “Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.”
- Close the window, and the task is complete of showing the right icon of Adobe Acrobat.
- Now a right icon appears when you open Adobe Acrobat.
FAQ
Why is my Adobe icon not showing?
Find the button named Customize under the tab Taskbar and click on it, as shown in the screenshot. 3-Click on the option entry Notifications and actions on the left side of the System Settings window. Now, look for a link in the right window pane that says Choose which icons show up on the taskbar and click on it.
Why is my PDF icon not showing on my desktop Windows 10?
Click Edit, then Preferences. Go to the tab for General. Turn on the option to “Enable PDF thumbnail previews in Windows Explorer.” Scroll down and press OK.
Why Some icons are not showing in Windows 10?
Your desktop icons may be hidden. To see them, right-click the desktop, choose View, and then choose Show desktop icons. To add icons like This PC, Recycle Bin, and more to your desktop: Choose “Start,” then “Settings,” then “Personalization,” and finally “Themes.”