PDF files keeps locked in Explorer preview

When previewing a PDF in Windows Explorer (Windows 7 & 8) the background process AcroRd32.exe will run 2 times and after deselecting the pdf it takes approx 15 seconds to close AcroRd32.exe. Also the file keeps locked for 15 seconds until AcroRd32.exe will close. How can I speed this up? What I want is when deselecting the PDF in explorer, closing AcroRd32.exe instantly, just like when closing down Adobe Reader itself.
I am using 11.0.5 but this is happening in other versions too.
Thanks in advance.

Well thank you for the great answer! To bad I didn't came up with that solution myself...
Offcourse, this is not a solution... There are tons of reasons why I won't disable the preview.
Anyone else?
Thanks in advance!

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