I need to list all the PDF readers available in a given PC. I've found many ways to get the default one, or to get just the adobe acrobat, but I need to be able to list them all like: Adobe Acrobat Foxit ...
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You can loop through the rigistry, but you would need a list of the programs to do the comparison - see here... https://stackoverflow.com/a/908907/3739842 – Sean T Aug 12 '19 at 15:40
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Also, Explorer file type (extension) associations are stored in the registry somewhere, but I forget the details. – 500 - Internal Server Error Aug 12 '19 at 15:46
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Q: Can you list which program is associated with .pdf? A: Yes.
Q: Can you loop through all installed programs, and print out those which read .pdfs?
A: Yes ... but you need to make a list of "which programs read .pdfs". Windows doesn't know this a priori.
PS: You should probably also include Chrome and Firefox (among others) in your list.
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