Adobe X Standard PDF printing problems

OK, this is a weird one. I use Parallels to run my Windows applications, one of which is Adobe X Standard. Anytime I print an Adobe PDF from a Windows based application, I get an error message that reads:
"[Name of my document] could not be handled because Numbers cannot open files in the "PDF Document" format."
And then, Mac's Numbers is automatically opened, without any trigger by me.
Thoughts, anyone? Your help would be most appreciated.

It seems that your document is wrongly linked to an application
Select its icon then press cmd + I
You will get the info window.
I guess that in the local menu "Open With" you will see "Numbers" when it would be "Preview" or "Adobe Reader" or "Skim" or …
Navigate among the displayed list of apps, select the correct one.
Click the button "Apply All".
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