Adobe Debloat¶

{
  "Content": "Adobe Debloat",
  "Description": "Manages Adobe Services, Adobe Desktop Service, and Acrobat Updates",
  "category": "z__Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION",
  "panel": "1",
  "Order": "a021_",
  "InvokeScript": [
    "
      function CCStopper {
        $path = \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Desktop Common\\ADS\\Adobe Desktop Service.exe\"

        # Test if the path exists before proceeding
        if (Test-Path $path) {
            Takeown /f $path
            $acl = Get-Acl $path
            $acl.SetOwner([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]\"Administrators\")
            $acl | Set-Acl $path

            Rename-Item -Path $path -NewName \"Adobe Desktop Service.exe.old\" -Force
        } else {
            Write-Host \"Adobe Desktop Service is not in the default location.\"
        }
      }


      function AcrobatUpdates {
        # Editing Acrobat Updates. The last folder before the key is dynamic, therefore using a script.
        # Possible Values for the edited key:
        # 0 = Do not download or install updates automatically
        # 2 = Automatically download updates but let the user choose when to install them
        # 3 = Automatically download and install updates (default value)
        # 4 = Notify the user when an update is available but don't download or install it automatically
        #   = It notifies the user using Windows Notifications. It runs on startup without having to have a Service/Acrobat/Reader running, therefore 0 is the next best thing.

        $rootPath = \"HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Adobe\\Adobe ARM\\Legacy\\Acrobat\"

        # Get all subkeys under the specified root path
        $subKeys = Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath | Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -like \"{*}\" }

        # Loop through each subkey
        foreach ($subKey in $subKeys) {
            # Get the full registry path
            $fullPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath -ChildPath $subKey.PSChildName
            try {
                Set-ItemProperty -Path $fullPath -Name Mode -Value 0
                Write-Host \"Acrobat Updates have been disabled.\"
            } catch {
                Write-Host \"Registry Key for changing Acrobat Updates does not exist in $fullPath\"
            }
        }
      }

      CCStopper
      AcrobatUpdates
      "
  ],
  "UndoScript": [
    "
      function RestoreCCService {
        $originalPath = \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Desktop Common\\ADS\\Adobe Desktop Service.exe.old\"
        $newPath = \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Desktop Common\\ADS\\Adobe Desktop Service.exe\"

        if (Test-Path -Path $originalPath) {
            Rename-Item -Path $originalPath -NewName \"Adobe Desktop Service.exe\" -Force
            Write-Host \"Adobe Desktop Service has been restored.\"
        } else {
            Write-Host \"Backup file does not exist. No changes were made.\"
        }
      }

      function AcrobatUpdates {
        # Default Value:
        # 3 = Automatically download and install updates

        $rootPath = \"HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Adobe\\Adobe ARM\\Legacy\\Acrobat\"

        # Get all subkeys under the specified root path
        $subKeys = Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath | Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -like \"{*}\" }

        # Loop through each subkey
        foreach ($subKey in $subKeys) {
            # Get the full registry path
            $fullPath = Join-Path -Path $rootPath -ChildPath $subKey.PSChildName
            try {
                Set-ItemProperty -Path $fullPath -Name Mode -Value 3
            } catch {
                Write-Host \"Registry Key for changing Acrobat Updates does not exist in $fullPath\"
            }
        }
      }

      RestoreCCService
      AcrobatUpdates
      "
  ],
  "service": [
    {
      "Name": "AGSService",
      "StartupType": "Disabled",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "AGMService",
      "StartupType": "Disabled",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "AdobeUpdateService",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "Adobe Acrobat Update",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "Adobe Genuine Monitor Service",
      "StartupType": "Disabled",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "AdobeARMservice",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "Adobe Licensing Console",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "CCXProcess",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "AdobeIPCBroker",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    },
    {
      "Name": "CoreSync",
      "StartupType": "Manual",
      "OriginalType": "Automatic"
    }
  ],
  "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/z--Advanced-Tweaks---CAUTION/DebloatAdobe"
}