Adobe CEFHelper.exe , a process that renders various components of Creative Cloud applications, may cause high CPU or memory usage issues on your Windows 11/10 computer, when not installed properly. Once you start the software, it will run in the background performing routine checks to see if all your programs are up to date. This application is known to consume high amount of CPU resources even when idle.
ContentsWhat is Adobe CEF Helper.exe?Fix Adobe CEF Helper high memory or CPU usage1]Restart your computer and see2]Run SFC scan3]Temporarily disable your antivirus program4]Update update Windows operating system5]Uninstall and reinstall Adobe CEF HelperHow to stop Adobe CEF Helper from running in the background?How to remove Creative Cloud from Windows?
Adobe CEF Help (Adobe Chromium Built-in Framework Wizard ) is a processing service used to render various components by several Adobe Creative Cloud applications. When using Creative Cloud apps, you will see separate and multiple processes with similar and identical names running in the background. The processes depend on the Adobe CEF wizard required during runtime and the complete rendering process.
The Creative Cloud desktop app has several individual components in its user interface, such as the Apps tab, Files tab, and Discover tab. Adobe CEF Helper is a process that renders these components of the Creative Cloud desktop application. The CEF helper is important for running the Creative Cloud desktop application.
The legitimate file is usually located here:
Users have always claimed that Adobe CEF helper application uses high amount of CPU resources which leads to device issues such as screen freezes, lags and issues when the software is active on the computer. Therefore, they often believe it is a virus, but it is not. Adobe CEF Helper is used by an application to render any project before it is exported, which leads to high consumption of the device's CPU and GPU.
You can follow the following list of solutions to fix this problem.
Let's consider these solutions in more detail.
Restart your computer and see – this might fix the problem.
press Windows + S and open the search bar. Type command then right-click on the most relevant result which runs it as administrator.
Type the following command and press Enter :
sfc/scannow
Once the process is complete, restart your PC and check if the changes are applied. SFC automatically detects and repairs corrupt files and directories on your PC.
Click the expand arrow on your taskbar. Right click on the antivirus icon, choose McAfee antivirus and click on the Disable for 10 minutes tongue.
If you have another antivirus program installed, you can disable it by following the steps above or similar steps.
press Windows + I and open the Settings app. Click on Windows Update in the left panel.
If you see new updates, you can click on the Install Now button and wait for the process to complete. Click on Check for updates button to update Windows.
An older version of Windows can also be a problem and it can be easily fixed by updating the operating system. The error will mostly be fixed in future iterations.
If you're sure you don't need it, you can uninstall the program through Settings or Control Panel. Find Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop and uninstall it.
Restart your computer.
Then we recommend that you visit Adobe.com page and download the latest version of V and install it again on your computer.
We hope the above mentioned instructions will be helpful in resolving high CPU usage issues caused by Adobe CEF Helper. Let us know in case of any questions.
Follow these steps to disable autorun on startup:
You can uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud using the Windows 11/10 Settings panel:
Hope this helps.
