We're moving licensing and need to deploy Acrobat Studio to a few thousand devices. Can existing Acrobat Standard or Pro installations be upgraded through licensing, or does Studio need a separate installer and removal of the old version?
Does Acrobat Studio need a separate installer, or can I switch the license?
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It appears to be a separate installer, not just a named-user license change. One reported rollout required removing Acrobat Pro before installing Studio, with the Adobe Cleaner tool used as part of the removal.
I'd test that sequence on a small group before building the wider deployment. Check both the install result and whether users can sign in and access the features their new licenses are supposed to provide.
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Keep an eye on user preferences during the test. There was a report of preferences carrying over even after the Cleaner tool was used, but I wouldn't count on that for every configuration. Test with representative settings and make sure the result is acceptable before rolling it out broadly.
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The reported removal was for Pro, so I wouldn't assume the Standard transition behaves exactly the same way. Try both starting versions in the pilot, including a license-only test, to see what actually needs replacing.
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That sounds like more than a license switch. I'll test the removal and install sequence before scripting it for the rest.