Can't open embedded PDF from Excel

Our company recently upgraded from Acrobat Reader X to Acrobat Reader XI. Now we cannot open embedded PDF files from Excel. I am using Excel 2010, but I believe this is an issue for all versions. I get a repeated pop-up error message "Microsoft Office Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action". It appears the only way to stop the pop-ups is to stop all Acrobat instances from Task Manager. In Reader X, we had to uncheck "Enable Protected Mode at startup" to be able to open embedded PDF files. I have had mixed results adjusting this and the "Enable Enhanced Security" setting in Reader XI. What is the right solution to this?

What have you tried? Ifmyou just tought the attachment, it will open in sort of a quick view mode. For all of the file types you mentioned. If you touch and hold, a small window will open and suggest other apps, if you have any loaded, that will also work with those file types.
So what happens when you tap an attachment?

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I have seen this issue occur with users who have this registry setting missing or have improper permissions.
When you double click the attachment to launch the pdf it is saved and opened from the temporary folder unless saved specifically to a location.
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security
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