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The default pdf handler in Windows 8 is the "Reader" app, which runs in the new UI only. Aside from using a "normal" pdf reader (Foxit/Adobe) is there any other way I can make the Reader app run in desktop ui mode. enter image description here

I am looking for this, because I am used to opening PDF and an editor side by side (50%). The modern UI only gives me one-thirds, which is not what I want

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Not possible because the Reader app was only made to be run Windows 8. (Basically what I mean is that you can only run the Reader app from the Start page)

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No.

The PDF reader is a Modern UI app; you cannot run Modern UI apps on the desktop.

You could run it on a virtual machine instead.

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wait. Run a whole OS just to read PDFs? – Journeyman Geek Oct 28 '12 at 9:55

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