How to I open PDFs in Adobe Reader instead of Google Chrome

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Hisham Leil · Accepted Answer

Viewing PDFs in a web browser is lame and problematic. See below to avoid problems and not be lame:

Ensure that Adobe Reader is set as the default application for PDF’s in Citrix. To do this, right click on any PDF file on your computer and choose 'open with' then 'Choose Another App' and in the next window, check 'Always use this app to open .pdf files' and select Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
In Chrome, go to the 3 dot “Menu” icon in the top right, then choose “Settings“.
In the “Privacy and Security” section, select “Site Settings“.
Select “Additional content settings”.
Scroll down and select “PDF documents“.
Switch the “Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome” to “On“.
PDF files will download in Chrome just like any other file. In the downloaded file in Chrome, click the up facing arrow and choose “Always open with Adobe Reader”, then the file will open in the default PDF viewer after that.