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.
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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.
>>>...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.
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
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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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
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?
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!
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 wrote:
They don't really affect Windows performance at all unless your Windows environment is exceptionally unstable.
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.
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