Acrobat freezing when PDFs are opened

Acrobat XI Standard is freezing and not responding in Windows 8.1 when I try to double click to open most PDFs. This does not occur when I go to File>Open and navigate to their location to open them, and it does not occur when I set all files to open in Protected View. Any ideas?

Did you update XI after it was installed. This is an important step for Win 8.1. Use Help>Updates.

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