Download the latest Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition.
Last updated on
Dec 16, 2024
Migrate users from Acrobat Classic 2020 (serial number) to Acrobat Classic Feature Restricted Licensing.
Note
Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition is a platform-specific executable file, adobe_prtk.exe in Windows or adobe_prtk in macOS.
Open an elevated prompt (run as administrator), using the DOS command shell in Windows or a Terminal in macOS.
Navigate to the folder where you have downloaded the executable.
Deserialize a package using the following command:
macOS: adobe_prtk --tool=UnSerialize --leid=<LEID> [--deactivate] [--force]
Windows: adobe_prtk.exe --tool=UnSerialize --leid=<LEID> [--deactivate] [--force]
Supported arguments of the command:
--leid LEID |
The product’s licensing identifier (see Product identification). |
--locale locale |
Optional; a locale code. For a list of the codes and the corresponding locales, see Locale Codes. |
--deactivate |
Optional; deactivates the corresponding license from the system |
--removeSWTag |
Removes the SWTag files. SWTag refers to universal identification tag files for software application titles created as per ISO/IEC standards (ISO/IEC 19770-2). These files enable an accurate, consistent, and automated method for discovery and management of software assets. |
--force |
Forcefully deactivates the corresponding license from the machine |
Windows
Go to the Windows registry editor.
Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2020\Activation
Ensure that following setting is either unavailable or set to 0
IsAMTEnforced"=dword:00000000
macos
From the Go menu navigate down to Go to Folder in Finder, or hit Command+Shift+G.
Navigate to the following location:
/Library/Preferences/
Open the following file:
com.adobe.acrobat.pro.2020.plist
Ensure that the following setting is either unavailable or set to NO:
IsAMTEnforced=Boolean:NO
After completing the above procedures, each end-user machine has an unlicensed Acrobat version installed. To license this version, create and deploy a feature restricted license-only package to each machine. To do this, use the following procedures, based on the licensing activation method that your organization is using:
- Learn how to create and deploy Feature Restricted - Online.
- Learn how to create and deploy Feature Restricted - Offline.
- Learn how to create and deploy Feature Restricted - Isolated.
