How do I make Prewiew my default pdf reader again?

When I updated adobe's soft ware they completely took over. So now when I try to open a downloaded file it comes up as an Adobe file. I hate it.
Please tell me how I change back all the hijacked pdf files into preview again.
many thanks

Click on a pdf > Command I > Open with Preview and Change All

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