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Acrobat Reader Unexpectantly Closes PDF When Navigating File in Windows Viewer

Follow instructions below to resolve this:

  1. Open Adobe Reader DC or Acrobat Standard DC.
  2. Go to the EDIT menu and select the Preferences submenu.
  3. Select Security (Enhanced) from the categories on the left-hand side.
  4. Uncheck the “Enabled Protected Mode At Startup” option in the Sandbox protection area.

    Adobe Reader 9 – XI may have this information in the GENERAL category instead of the SECURITY (ENHANCED) category

See animation (gif) of Behavior here