What is "Adobe Acrobat Update Service" in my Windows 8 service list? And how is "Adobe Acrobat Update Service" service related to armsvc.exe?

"Adobe Acrobat Update Service" is a Windows 8 service that keeps your Adobe software up to date. "Adobe Acrobat Update Service" service is provided by armsvc.exe program file.

Detailed information on "Adobe Acrobat Update Service" service:

Service name: AdobeARMservice
Display name: Adobe Acrobat Update Service
Execution command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe"
Dependencies: None

"Adobe Acrobat Update Service" service is provided by a program called: armsvc.exe:

Name: armsvc.exe
Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe
Description: Adobe Acrobat Update Service
File version: 1, 7, 4, 0
Size: 65640 bytes
Modified: 5/11/2013 10:37:26 AM UTC

Disabling "Adobe Acrobat Update Service" service should not cause any issues when running Windows 8 system.

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