Solution 3: Turn off protected view
In Acrobat, go to Edit > Preferences, and then select Security (Enhanced) from the Categories on the left. In the Sandbox Protections panel, select Off for Protected View. Click OK, and then restart Acrobat DC.
It appears that some installations of Adobe Acrobat (not limited to 8) suffer from cache file and file corruption issues that prevent the application from operating correctly. Most users notice that when Acrobat is started it shuts itself down within 10 seconds without warning, no errors, messages, nothing.
How to fix Adobe Acrobat not opening on computer?
1 Close all open applications. 3 Choose Help > Repair Acrobat Installation and follow the onscreen instructions. 4 When the repair process is complete, restart your computer.
You may be wondering “Why can’t I run Acrobat XI on Windows 10?”
Acrobat XI is no longer supported by Adobe and it’s becoming less and less compatible with Windows 10 with each new update.
Why does Acrobat DC crash when I open a PDF file?
Acrobat DC might crash or display the following error messages while opening a PDF file: Try the following solutions in the order they appear. Launch Acrobat DC. Update the product to the latest version: Choose Help > Check for Updates and then follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates.
Another answer was update the product to the latest version: Choose Help > Check for Updates and then follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates. If Acrobat DC still crashes intermittently even after updating to the latest version, try Solution 2 below. Close all open applications.
How do I enable feature lockdown for Adobe Acrobat DC?
Launch Acrobat DC and check. In Start > Search, type Reg. Edit and press Enter. The Registry Editor is displayed. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Adobe\ (product name)\ (version)\Feature, lock, and down. For example, the path for Acrobat DC is LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies \Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Feature, lock, and down.