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mcbarker69
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October 31, 2025

How do I shut down Creative Cloud Desktop?

  • October 31, 2025
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How do I shut down Creative Cloud Desktop in Windows 11? Internet searches produce nothing useful. This app is a memory hog that I don't want running in the background. AI search says right-click on the Show Hidden Icons menu and choose Quit or Exit, but doing so does nothing. No exit option appears. I see so many users looking for a solution to this ridiculous omission by Adobe.

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Kalvyn Rasquinha
Community Manager
Kalvyn RasquinhaCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 31, 2025

Hi @mcbarker69 . On Windows, you should be able to quit the app using Ctrl + Q. There should also be a menu option at the top left of the app. I'm on macOS otherwise I would've attached a screenshot for you.

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 31, 2025

you can do that using task manager. there have also been people here that created executables that shut down the adobe processes.

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mcbarker69Author
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October 31, 2025

That's not what I'm seeking. I should be able to manually shut down the app by right-clicking the icon and choosing Exit or Quit. There are no right-click options for this app's icon. I've NEVER had a program installed which didn't give that option before. I don't even use the cloud service, but it starts as soon as I open Photoshop, and I should be able to close it down after closing Photoshop. Instead, it continues to run in the background hogging way too much memory.

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 31, 2025

there's no auto setting, if that's what you're seeking.

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