How can I disable "ConnectedPDF"? (When Foxit PDF Cloud is unwanted)

Question

Abstract

Since Version 8 the Foxit Reader every user gets this Starupscreen and is urged to connect to the PDF Cloud.

This feature is unwanted on our customers terminal servers (and, as I suspect, on the most comercial used systems.)

I found a way that seems to disable the function, but I'm unsure if it is correct. And I found no way to do it centrally for all user.

Current Successes

• Disabled the Foxit Reader Service

  • Result: The ConectedPDF seems not to be available any more, but every user gets an UAC dialog when starting Foxit. After canceling the dialog, Foxit can be used regulary.

• Disabled the plugins Cloud Reading and ConnectedPDF for one affected user.

  • Result: The UAC doesn't come any more. Foxit works.

Question(s)

• Is this the correct way to disable ConnectedPDF?
• If so, is there any way to disable the plugins for all users on the terminal server?

Solution

It would seem that deselecting "show start page" under File/ Preferences/ General/ Application Startup gets rid of that annoying ConnectedPDF nonsense. (I call it nonsense but it is of course yet another scam to take ownership of our data.)

Comments

[marsh-wiggle]

Thanks for your answer. My question isn't about how to disable it once, but how to disable it on terminal serversfor all users. Look at: Current Successes and Question(s) in my post.

[rosch]

and in case you are on Linux, remove or rename the fxplugins folder, to be found in your foxit installation folder: mv fxplugins fxplugins.bad

[DavidPostill]

"I found this on Foxit's own site". As it stands this is plagiarism. You must include a source link and block quote any copied text. Please read How to reference material written by others.

[Paras Parmar]

Hi @DavidPostill, I'd like to differ on that. The intent of the post is superbly crisp and clear. Specifically, none of us are in the habit of placing footnotes around our conversations. Besides links to the original creators sites abound in the post itself. If originality of research were the other criteria, none of us would be qualified to answer these questions. Since acknowledgement is already given where due. The charge of plagiarism is not applicable here.

[DavidPostill]

You must include a source link and block quote any copied text. This is not negotiable. I've fixed it for you.