Adobe Reader X tries to print when I open a PDF.

Windows 8.1
Adobe Reader X (10.1.9)
Whenever i double click on a PDF in explorer, Adobe Reader opens the PDF and tries to print it. The print dialog box comes up as soon as the file is opened. I had assumed the command line for the default action had a switch for printing, but I don't think that is the case. It doesn't seem to happen with ALL PDFs. Just some. Is this something that can be set within the PDF when it's generated by Acrobat?
Thanks,
Mark

Yes, it's possible to set up a PDF to try to print itself as soon as its opened. To test if it's that try to disable JS (via Edit - Preferences - JavaScript), and then open the file. Also, if you could share one of these files I could have a look and let you know if that's the reason for this behaivour.

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