Question

How to disable the splash screen for FineReader PDF?

Answer

On program launch 

To disable the splash screen that appears on the program launch, please follow the next steps: 

1. Right-click the FineReader PDF icon and select Properties, go to the Shortcut tab.
2. In the Target field, change the value from Shortcut to NoSplash: 
   
   
3. Click Apply and OK.

For opening a PDF file

To disable the splash screen that appears when opening a PDF file with a double click or via the context menu Open, please follow the steps below:

1. Launch Registry Editor: press Windows + S on the keyboard, type regedit in the search field and right-click the Registry Editor > Run as administrator.
2. Find the following registry key:
   For FineReader PDF 16 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FineReaderPDF.Viewer16\Shell\open\command
For FineReader PDF 15 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FineReaderPDF.Application\Shell\open\command
3. Right-click on (Default) and select Modify.
4. The value should be as follows:
   For FineReader PDF 16: "C:\Program Files\ABBYY FineReader 16\FineReader.exe" "%1"
For FineReader PDF 15: "C:\Program Files (x86)\ABBYY FineReader 15\FineReader.exe" "%1"
5. Add /nosplash to value data:
   
6. Click OK.

Note: The splash screen will be displayed for other integration commands in the context menu, e.g. Edit with FineReader PDF.