Microsoft Edge is the default program for opening PDF files on Windows 10. On April 7, 2020, support will finish for these versions of the PDF reader and creation software, keeping in line with the tech giant’s position to withdraw support after a maximum of five years of general availability. Here are some of the best free & paid PDF readers for Windows to consider:Īdobe has announced the end of support for Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2015. … If you actually need to create or edit PDF files you’ll need to get Acrobat instead. Do I need both Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader?Īdobe Reader is a program that allows you to view, print and search through PDF files. … When that’s done, all you have to do is set Reader as your default for PDF documents.
Instead, the Edge browser is your default PDF reader.
With Windows 10, Microsoft decided not to include its PDF reader by default.