User jerryANDtom pointed it out in a thread on the Adobe forum: Go to the install directory, i.e. C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU Create a new subfolder (I used Disabled). Move three files from the ENU folder into the new Disabled folder: AppCenter_R.aapp, Home.aapp and Viewer.aapp. Open a PDF and no more Tool Now I'm out of town without internet on my laptop, but everytime I try to open a PD File, the Acrobat Pro DC tells me "we cannot verify your subscription status" and ask me to comnect to internet - but I don't have internet and the subscription has been verified a hundred times before!! Open Reader and choose Help > About Adobe Reader. Note your product version. Go to the Adobe Reader Downloads page. The web page automatically detects your OS and Reader version. If the web page indicates that a newer version is available, choose Install Now. Click the downloaded file and follow the instructions. To download and install the update, locate the latest update for Acrobat or Reader here: Adobe Acrobat Updates for Windows. Adobe Reader full installers and updates for Windows. After clicking Proceed to Download and then Download Now, click Save or Save As to save the file to your computer. After downloading, locate the patch file on your That's where I got the download that would not work without internet access. I put in Windows 7 / English and there is only one applicable version and that requires internet access. Method 1. Disable Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Automatic Update through Services. 1. Simultaneously press Windows + R keys to open run command box. 2. In run command box, type: services.msc and press Enter. 3. Double click to open "Adobe Acrobat Update Service" properties (AdobeARMservice). 4. I am on dialup here at home. I wish to download Adobe Reader to my new computer but, because my Internet connection is too slow at home, I have to take my laptop to town to access the library wifi and download program packages to then copy to my home computer. The Adobe Reader download I copied still seems to need to download files from the If you enable the Administrator accounts, you can install the software without the UAC prompt. Here’s how to do it. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run. Type cmd and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open the command prompt with elevated privileges. Now, enter this command to enable the admin accounts. 4. Now that you have the font unzipped to the desktop, you need to move it into the Fonts folder for your computer. This location, for my PC at least, is: C:>Windows>Fonts. 5. Just drag the file from the desktop over to the open Fonts window. The font will install on its own. After installation, you see the new font file in your Fonts folder. 7. Reinstall Adobe Reader in a simplified Windows mode. Because device drivers can interfere with opening or installing files, restart Windows in a simplified mode to disable the device drivers, and then install Adobe Reader. 1. Disable startup items and services. (See Section 3 of this document for more information.) 2. Reinstall Adobe Reader. a. nzy5e.