PDF Documents Will Not Open in Internet Explorer 10 / 11

How to Resolve PDF Documents Will Not Open in Internet Explorer 10 / 11 


After setting Adobe Acrobat Reader or another application as the default application for files with a PDF extension, if PDF documents will still not open in IE 10 or 11, perform the following steps:


  1. Run Regedit
  2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
  3. Click Edit
  4. Click New
  5. Click DWORD
  6. Enter Value Name: TabProcGrowth
  7. Enter Value Data: 1
  8. Click OK
  9. close regedit
  10. Restart the computer