Acrobat XI destroys Windows 8 x64 pdf indexing capabilities

Hi,
just to mention, before anybody installs Acrobat XI Pro on Windows 8 x64, that it will result in the loss of the full text indexing of PDF files by Windows 8.
The setup of Acrobat XI hijacks the shell IFilter abilities with a non-functional "AcroIF.dll" (unsuitable for x64 systems), and even after disabling this crap (regsvr32 /u AcroIF.dll) there is currently no way to restore the perfectly-working, Microsoft-designed original IFilter ability for pdf files.
Beware.
And thank you Adobe engineers for replacing stupidly something that works with something that sucks...
Perhaps should you give the user some option not to bug their OS...

So, any chance of a bugfix in future updates? (rather than "updates" that trigger again and again the same issue?)
Here has come a new minor (security) update v11.0.2, which indeed still hijacks/breaks the indexing function. Reverting via the provided registry "fix" (actually a quick hack to compensate - but too late - for the laziness of Adobe's staff) implies a new reindexing of all PDF files (~24 hours for several dozens GB, and a substantial drain of CPU power. Hopefully energy is free nowadays).
I bet the solution is to politely decline any future update of Acrobat, security or not, if they bring nothing but a P.I.T.A. Until the company eventually decides to fix the flaw - if human lifespan allows.
(... Oh and absolutely no feedback from the so-called developers, despite a bug report a bunch of months ago.)
Funny how I've seen much more dedicated and competent support from software companies with 10x less staff and financial resource.

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