Script to disable or enable auto-update for Acrobat Reader

Disable_or_Enable = "disable" # give disable or enable here

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import _winreg

import os

import ctypes

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class disable_file_system_redirection:

    _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection

    _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection

    def __enter__(self):

        self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()

        self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))

    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):

        if self.success:

            self._revert(self.old_value)

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key = r"SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown"

Value_type = _winreg.REG_DWORD

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if Disable_or_Enable.lower() == "disable":

    value = 0

    message = "successfully disabled auto update for Acrobat Reader"

elif Disable_or_Enable.lower() == "enable":

    value = 1

    message = "successfully enabled auto update for Acrobat Reader"

else:

    print("Please check the spelling in the variable Disable_or_Enable")

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try:

    creatingkey = _winreg.CreateKeyEx(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, key, 0, _winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS | _winreg.KEY_WOW64_64KEY)

    _winreg.SetValueEx(creatingkey, "bUpdater", 0, Value_type, value)

    print(message)

except Exception as err:

    print(err)