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Updated for Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.4, especially the auto updater that's now present
For details on how to use these registry settings to script changes using WPKG see http://wpkg.org/Adding_Registry_Settings#Reg.
 
==Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.4==
 
===Turn Off Automatic Updates===
 
Foxit Enterprise Reader doesn't include the Update Manager (Help → Update) but it does include the auto updater feature (using %PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\plugins\Updater.fpi). From Foxit Reader 5.3.0 changelog: "Provides users with three update options, allowing users selecting the most appropriate upgrade method according to their requirements".
 
GUI Configuration: Edit → Preferences → Updater → [*] Do not download or install updates automatically
 
Per-user automated configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0\plugins\Updater\UpdateMode=REG_SZ:0
 
(Note the reversion from 'HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.1' back to 'HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0')
 
===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.
 
(Note: not yet checked for version 5.4) There is an option in Edit → Preferences → File Associations → Display PDF in Browser. This option responds only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter it but doing so will make no difference, with that in Edit → Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users.
 
There is no longer the option in the 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog on initial startup to '[*] Display PDF in Browser'.
 
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 ===
 
As of version 5.1 you can disable the Welcome Dialog. The preference exists in two locations in the registry:
 
Per-user automated configuration:
 
HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0\Preferences\Others\bShowWelcomeDlg=REG_SZ:0
HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0\Preferences\general\bShowStartPage=REG_SZ:0
 
(Note the reversion from 'HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.1' back to 'HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 5.0')
==Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.1==
===Turn Off Automatic Updates===
GUI: Foxit Enterprise Reader doesn't include the Update Manager (Help → Update ) and the associated Preferences, but it may or may not include the auto updater feature.
Automated configuration: ?
 
===Display PDF In Browser===
===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.
(Note: not yet checked for version 5.4) There is an option in Tools Edit → Preferences → File Associations → Display PDF in Browser (no longer is there an option in the 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog on initial startup to '[*] Display PDF in Browser'). This option responds only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter it but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools Edit → Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users. There is no longer the option in the 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog on initial startup to '[*] Display PDF in Browser'.  
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.
===Turn Off Automatic Updates===
GUI: Foxit Enterprise Reader doesn't include the Update Manager (Help → Update ) and the associated Preferences, but it may or may not include the auto updater feature.
Automated configuration: ?
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(Note: not yet checked for version 5. The same option 4) There is an option in Tools Edit → Preferences → File Associations → Display PDF in Browser. These options respond This option responds only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter them it but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools Edit → Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users. There is no longer the option in the 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog on initial startup to '[*] Display PDF in Browser'.  
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.
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(Note: not yet checked for version 5. The same option 4) There is an option in Tools Edit → Preferences → File Associations → Display PDF in Browser. These options respond This option responds only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter them it but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools Edit → Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users. There is no longer the option in the 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog on initial startup to '[*] Display PDF in Browser'.  
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.
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