Chromium host executable

[Anonymous]

When running AutoCAD LT there are 4 chromium host executable process that are taking up a lot of resources.

Killing these processes improves performance dramatically.

Is there any way of stopping these proceses from starting when AutoCAD LT starts?

Regards,

Cam.

[Anonymous]

There we go with another almost helpful post. Format my system because one
program causes issues. With some unknown mystery culprit on my obviously
virus riddled pc. I don't have any viral issues, everything currently
installed Will be re installed and a day of my time will get flushed only
to encounter the same chromium virus. If multiple tools exist to prove my
machine is to blame (and all else who keep reviving this thread's) how
about some links or solutions that don't involve me wiping a perfectly
stable install?

[alun001]

That's because clearly some of us use aged, underpowered, junk riddled machines that should have been thrown out before the new millennium!

It's never the obvious culprit causing the problem, like the cad software you've just installed.

But hey, just wipe your system and start again and to hell with the down time because you'd only be spending it looking at your screen waiting for it to respond to some completely mundane task that your cad software is attempting to complete.

[pendean]

In a very organized office a reimage of the hardrive takes no time at all: but it takes pre-planning on your part. be ready for any problem is how an office stays away from down time.

You could try a simpler fix first: log into your PC as an all new User with Admin rights and test all of your software. Yes, all of your customizations will be gone but you can get those back easily if you want since it's all still on the same PC.

[pendean]

>>>...It's never the obvious culprit causing the problem, like the cad software you've just installed....<<<
Only the unprepared take all day reinstalling an OS and software: if you rely on your PC for billable work you ought to have solid recovery options in place to avoid down times.

if you think it's just one software, do this https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/installation-activation-licensing/get-ready/remove-p... then reinstall it. Backup your customizations first.

[Anonymous]

@pendean

I said it once and I can't help but repeat myself: I'm in awe with your amazing time-management skills. I mean it: I wouldn't know how to find the time needed in a typical workday to visit construction sites, deal with construction-permit issues and city hall bureaucracy, sit down to draw blueprints and draft designs for my clients, take care of structural engineering issues, and then still have the time to reinstall everything from scratch on my overpowered and dedicated AutoCAD PC, only to fix performance issues I thought were an issue with AutoDesk's software components like the Chromium host executable but are actually due to an issue with other software. And then, you are still able to find additional spare time to provide assistance, advice and guidance on this forum. That's just mind blowing. Kudos to you

[Anonymous]

@pendean
I'd really like your advice on how to organize my one-man-does-it-all architect's office and perform a reimage of my hard drive with no downtime at all.

[pendean]

What region of the world are you in? I can try and help find a consultant in your area you can pay to help you set things up or you can find them. You are in business for yourself with no safety net, you can't afford to lose everything or have any downtime, you need to spend a little money upfront to protect yourself from accidents out of your control like a crashing PC, theft, fire, tornadoes and more.

Word of advise: this is how many of your competitors steal your clients from you, as part of their (and our) presentations we demonstrate to them our disaster recovery plans to protect their projects from things out of the client's control.

Good luck: being in business is not easy or cheap. if it was, everyone would be doing it.

[jeff.lotan]

Dean, nice job.

I just had a case about this and your post helped me to figure some of it out.

Here's what I sent to the client.

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I have a few running as well. they are needed for the current functionality I have installed.

Right click the process and select "Open file location" and you will see a little bit of why that particular process is needed.

While I cannot tell you exactly what that particular process is doing by the folder it opens I do know that things in the CLM folders are for licensing. The Autodesk Desktop App is self explanatory.

Here are the folders mine showed:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\CLM\V3\MSVC14\cliccore
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk Desktop App\AcWebBrowser
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk Desktop App\AcWebBrowser
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk Desktop App\AcWebBrowser


I suspect The multiple instances of the Desktop App is because I have multiple Autodesk programs installed and the Desktop App finds all the different programs and shows them to you,hence multiples instances.

I would not delete them or end those processes. If you really have problems iwth it then here's what I'd do.

1) Stop the Autodesk Desktop App and uninstall it. You will no be able to download/install service packs and hot fixes nearly as easy, but you won't see multiple instances of the AcWebBrowser either.

2) Uninstall all Autodesk programs and install them again BUT ensure you deselect anything that has 360 in its name, this means you'll need to expand out the selections for things like AutoCAD, Architecture or Civil3D, etc, Also ensure in the sub-configurations you not only disable anything 360 but also anything that refers to the internet or a website, like the Exchange, Uncheck A360. Deselect the Desktop App and/or Application manager.

3) Go into the Autodesk program and tell it to use Offline Help. There may be an option during the install too.

That all being said, some Autodesk functionality will still need to access things within a local webpage as things like Help are web-based and typically come up in a web-type interface.

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[Anonymous]

@pendean
Thank you so much for opening my eyes.
I think I can find a replacement for my current IT consulting firm on my own. Based on your hints, I guess that having my PCs being mirrored online to a DR site and having an alternate office is not enough. You may be right, because it took them almost a full day to restore everything and enable me to continue with my work exactly where I was when a fire broke out last year in the building where I had my office. Moreover, it looks like they don't know that my dedicated AutoCAD PC needs to be reimaged every once in a while to fix issues caused by AutoDesk's software components. Your advice is greatly appreciated.

I never needed to do presentations to my potential or current customers because they usually come to me by word of mouth, but I'll think about your brilliant suggestions. In the meantime, I think I'll follow @jeff.lotan's procedure.

Btw, I'm from Argentina. It's a small country in South America. It has a common border with Brazil, a country you might have heard of.

[pendean]

>>>...Stop the Autodesk Desktop App and uninstall it....<<<
That is the best advice ever: I do that to all of our installs in our office and I advocate oters do the same in these forums.

>>>...Go into the Autodesk program and tell it to use Offline Help....<<<
Another excellent tip: there is no value in tapping the online version IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

>>>... disable anything 360...<<<
If you don't use it that's an excellent tip as well.

[Anonymous]

This is not a soultion. I have found a way to stop all but two "acwebbrowser.exe" processes. see this post on how to solve the acwebrowser issue and lighten your autocad install by up to 2.5gb

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-architecture-forum/the-acwebbrowser-saga-a-solution-amp-and-l...

[Anonymous]

I find that this process cause the fan on my Microsoft surface to run continuously.  After ending the process it seems to slow the fan down.  Is there something I can do to stop these processes from running when I am not even in the software?

[pendean]

Something is preventing your AutoCAD session from completely closing and that is why these remain open and running.

As a test, log in as a new full admin user in Windows and see if the problem persists. I suspect it goes away. Now compare what hidden programs loaded in the background between the two log-ins and decide if they really need to be running or not.

[Anonymous]

They are a pain in the neck and are slowing down a 64-bit system a lot by my reckoning.

They should not be running until called upon. Lousy design and not what I would expect from the company that developed Autocad.

Highly disgusted with Auto Desk developers!

You do not suck up CPU on an app that is not even running at the time until started. It is just wrong. Or you make it an option.

This is just awful!

[Anonymous]

Hi guys.

This program is eating my cpu. There 5 tasks running. 

So, I tried to stop it, but when I start the Autocad a message show me an error, and the program close.

Is Chromium  realy needed?

Pleasy, help me.

[pendean]

Uninstall Autodesk Desktop App
Uninstall Akamai Netsession whatever...
Uninstall Autodesk Download Manager
Uninstall A360.
Set your anti-virus to ignore AutoCAD/LT and all it's files and actions.

Restart your PC: still having issues?

[Anonymous]

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@pendean wrote:
They don't really affect Windows performance at all unless your Windows environment is exceptionally unstable.

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Except that, ESPECIALLY with Windows (no matter the version), apps that use a high resource count DO affect performance. Running multiple applications that use a lot of resources WILL make your system slower. It's not so much the OS that's the reason for it in any case either. A CPU has a maximum speed. RAM is depleted at some point. High resource cost DOES affect performance. 

OS instability has nothing to do with it either. An unstable system does not affect performance. The only thing an actually unstable system can cause, in this case because we're using Windows, are bluescreens. I.E. Memory exceptions, or corrupted driver file exceptions. Unstable systems do nothing for performance. 

If you really want to go ahead and say that people are "overthinking" when it comes to system performance and high resource-cost applications I'm afraid you have a lot of studying to do when it comes to this subject. 

[Anonymous]

20%%%

[pendean]

You have to read all my replies, not just one, or one sentence: like you we have an office full of AutoCAD users with a mix of Win7/Win10 and we're not seeing any issue here. Miracle? hardly, somewhere between your setups and ours we are both missing something to stop these spikes from taking place.

I'm all ears, let's dig a lot deeper than we have so far.

[pendean]

Why do you still have Desktop App installed and running? That needs to die and go away.
What else "autodesk" do you still have open and running? Shut everything 'autodesk' down.

Read all the replies in this long discussion, there are many things you need to try that ought to work. Good luck.