=Configuration=
==Turn Off Automatic UpdatesFoxit Reader 5.1==
===Foxit Reader 5.1Turn Off Automatic Updates===
Per-user automated configuration: ?
GUI: ?
=== Disable the welcome dialog === As of version 5.10.1021 you can disable the Welcome Dialog. Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0\Preferences\Others\bShowWelcomeDlg="0" ==Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.0== ===Turn Off Automatic Updates===
GUI: Foxit Enterprise Reader doesn't include Help → Update and the associated Preferences, but it may or may not include the auto updater feature.
Automated configuration: ?
===Display PDF In Browser=== This determines whether or not PDFs open in an embedded Foxit Reader within the browser, or open separately into a full Foxit Reader. On startup, each user gets a 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog, in which there is a '[*] Display PDF in Browser' option that is selected. The same option is in Tools → Preferences → File Associations → Display PDF in Browser. These options respond only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter them but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools → Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users.The installer option VIEWINBROWSER=0 doesn't cause this option to be turned off.The registry option ...MainFrame\DisplayInBrowser=0 described in Configiuration Scripts - Foxit Reader 4.3 doesn't seem to be able to be used to turn this off. ==Foxit Reader 5.0== ===Turn Off Automatic Updates===
Per-user automated configuration: ?
GUI: ?
===Foxit Reader 4.3Display PDF In Browser===
Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\This determines whether or not PDFs open in an embedded Foxit Software\Reader within the browser, or open separately into a full Foxit Reader\AutoUpdate Info\IsAutoUpdate = 0.
GUI: Help On startup, each user gets a 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog, in which there is a '[*] Display PDF in Browser' option that is selected. The same option is in Tools → Check for updates now Preferences → Preferences File Associations → Updater Display PDF in Browser. These options respond only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter them but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools → Automatically check Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users.The installer option VIEWINBROWSER=0 doesn't cause this option to be turned off.The registry option ...MainFrame\DisplayInBrowser=0 described in Configiuration Scripts - Foxit updates []Reader 4.3 doesn't seem to be able to be used to turn this off.
===Foxit Reader 3.1===
System-wide automated configuration: IsAutoUpdate=0 in %PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\=Foxit Reader\FoxitReader_Preferences4.ini. I don't know the purpose of this file in version 3.1 as each user has their own configuration setting.==
===Turn Off Automatic Updates=== Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\AutoUpdate Info\IsAutoUpdate = 0
GUI: Help → Check for updates now → Preferences → Updater → Automatically check for Foxit updates []
===Foxit Reader 3.0Remove Internet Explorer integration===System-wide automated configuration:
System-wide automated configurationAdd the following: IsAutoUpdate=0 in %PROGRAMFILES% HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Foxit SoftwareSOFTWARE\Foxit ReaderClasses\FoxitReader_PreferencesFoxitReader.ini. This setting isn't present unless Document\EditFlags=REG_DWORD:00000002Delete the menu option has been run to turn it off. If you add an additional 'IsAutoUpdate' line to this file then only the first instance of it is adhered to.following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{14E8BBD8-1D1C-4D56-A4DA-D20B75EB814E}
GUI===Remove adverts===Per-user automated configuration: Help → Check for updates now → Preferences → Updater → Automatically check for HKCU\Software\Foxit updates []Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame\ShowAd="0"
==Display PDF In Browser=Remove Ask button===Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame\RemoveAskBtn="1"
This determines whether or not PDFs open in an embedded ===Remove registration dialog===Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Reader within the browser, or open separately into a full Software\Foxit Reader.\MainFrame\ShowRegisterDlg="0"
===Foxit Reader No Firefox / Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.0Internet Explorer integration (just for Display in browser check box)===Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame\DisplayInBrowser=REG_DWORD:00000000
On startup, each user gets a 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog, in which there is a '[*] Display PDF in Browser' option that is selected. The same option is in Tools → Preferences → File Associations → Display PDF in Browser. These options respond only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter them but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools → Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users.
The installer option VIEWINBROWSER=0 doesn't cause this option to be turned off.
The registry option ...MainFrame\DisplayInBrowser=0 described in Configiuration Scripts - Foxit Reader 4.3 doesn't seem to be able to be used to turn this off.
== Disable the welcome dialog Foxit Reader 3.1==
===Foxit Reader 5.1Turn Off Automatic Updates===
As of version 5.10.1021 you can disable the Welcome Dialog using the following registry settingSystem-wide automated configuration: HKCU\SoftwareIsAutoUpdate=0 in %PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5\FoxitReader_Preferences.ini. I don't know the purpose of this file in version 3.1 as each user has their own configuration setting.0\Preferences\Others\bShowWelcomeDlg="0"
You can script this using the followingPer-user automated configuration:<source lang="dos"> reg add "HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0\PreferencesAutoUpdate Info\Others" /v bShowWelcomeDlg /d IsAutoUpdate="0" /f >> NUL:</source>
GUI: Help → Check for updates now → Preferences → Updater → Automatically check for Foxit updates []
==Other ConfigurationFoxit Reader 3.0==
=== Foxit Reader 4.3 Turn Off Automatic Updates===
Remove Internet Explorer integration<source langSystem-wide automated configuration: IsAutoUpdate="dos">reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE0 in %PROGRAMFILES%\SOFTWAREFoxit Software\ClassesFoxit Reader\FoxitReaderFoxitReader_Preferences.Document /v EditFlags /ini. This setting isn't REG_DWORD /d 00000002 /f >> NUL:present unless the menu option has been run to turn it off. If you add an additional 'IsAutoUpdate' line to this file then only the first instance of it is adhered to. reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{14E8BBD8-1D1C-4D56-A4DA-D20B75EB814E} /f >> NULGUI:</source>Help → Check for updates now → Preferences → Updater → Automatically check for Foxit updates []
Remove adverts:
<source lang="dos">
reg add "HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame" /v ShowAd /d 0 /f >> NUL:
</source>
Remove Ask button:
<source lang="dos">
reg add "HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame" /v RemoveAskBtn /d 1 /f >> NUL:
</source>
Remove registration dialog:
<source lang="dos">
reg add "HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame" /v ShowRegisterDlg /d 0 /f >> NUL:
</source>
No Firefox / Internet Explorer integration (just for Display in browser check box)
<source lang="dos">
reg add "HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\MainFrame" /v DisplayInBrowser /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f >> NUL:
</source>
[[Category:Silent Installers]]