Can I disable Fill & Sign toolbar?

The latest 11.0.09 release of Reader by default opens the Fill & Sign toolbar on any PDF with fillable forms. My web application makes heavy use of embedded PDFs and fillable forms, but I do not want the toolbar to appear. I cannot seem to find any way to prevent the toolbar from appearing.
I am processing the PDFs before embedding with IText, so I could add a preference to the file if there was one. I am also embedding the PDF with an object tag that includes the &toolbar=0 setting. It looks like there is nothing I can do to prevent the Fill & Sign toolbar from appearing by default. Registry changes to user's computers is not an option.
Any ideas?

Hi Joe,
Unfortunately registry change is the only way to disable this pane.
Please try the following:
HKLM’s cServices\bEnableSignPane set to 0 removes the Fill & Sign Pane from the user interface. (full path being HKLM\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\FeatureLockDown\)
You might want to create the 'cServices' key if it's not listed there.
Here is an article on preferences for IT departments which gives more information on complete registry/plist paths: 5 Preference Basics — Enterprise Administration Guide
Regards,
Rave

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