Adobe Acrobat is freezing when opening and scrolling down PDF files and switching to the application

Fix PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Pro and DC

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1. Open Adobe Acrobat or any PDF file
2. Select Menu top left (3 lines) or select Edit
3. Select Preferences
4. Under Categories select Security (Enhanced)
5. Uncheck Enable Protected Mode at startup
6. Select OK
7. Restart Adobe Acrobat
8. Check if the issue has been resolved,

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In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to resolve Adobe Reader keeps freezing When opening PDFs