Disable Touch Mode in Acrobat and Acrobat Reader

Touch mode makes it easier to use Acrobat and Acrobat Reader on touch devices. Toolbar buttons, panels, and menus shift apart slightly to accommodate selecting with your fingers. The Touch reading mode optimizes viewing and supports most common gestures. Acrobat and Acrobat Reader automatically switch to Touch mode when on a touch-enabled device. You can change the default preference setting for Touch mode from Acrobat Preferences or by using registry key.

Following are the solutions:

Solution 1

Change Touch Mode preference

1. Navigate to Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat / Adobe Acrobat Reader > Preferences (Mac OS).
2. Under Categories, select General.
3. Under Basic Tools, select the desired default setting from the Touch Mode menu.

Solution 2

Using Registry Key  iTouchMode

If you are using a tool to push a registry entry for multiple users, you can disable or set the value of Touch Mode in the Registry:

For Acrobat Reader: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\[VERSION NUMBER]\Touch
Create DWORD:  iTouchMode

For Adobe Acrobat: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\[VERSION NUMBER]\Touch
Create DWORD:  iTouchMode

Following are the possible Values of  iTouchMode :

0: Never
1: Always
2: Auto-Detect
3: Prompt On Launch