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How can I completely disable CC from starting on startup?

Community Beginner ,
Aug 21, 2022 Aug 21, 2022

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As title states, I want to completely disable CC from starting up any of its services as my computer starts up.

 

I have:

  • Turned off "Launch Creative Cloud at login" and "Always keep Creative Cloud up to date".

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  • Turned off Auto-update

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  • Turned off startup in Task Manager

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  • And I've blocked apps from running in the background via Windows 10 settings.

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And yet still, without fail, everytime I turn on my computer and check Task Manager, Creative Cloud always finds a way to persistently run and sap away system resources.

 

Specs:

Windows 10
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Radeon RX Vega 8

8GB 

(note: this issue has persisted on past systems I've used Creative Cloud products on)

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Cloud storage web assets , Collaboration , File sync , Libraries

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Community Expert ,
Aug 21, 2022 Aug 21, 2022

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How to disable a program in Windows 10/11 startup
-Click the 'window pane' in the very bottom left corner of the Windows desktop
-Select * Settings
-Select Apps
-Select Startup
-Select/toggle the program you want to disable/enable
-BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU DISABLE SO YOU DON'T STOP WINDOWS FROM RUNNING
OR
Turn automatic updates OFF https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 08, 2022 Sep 08, 2022

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I'm sorry but this didn't work as I've already done all of that, as indicated in my initial post

 

  • Turned off startup in Task Manager
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  • Turned off Auto-update
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Community Expert ,
Aug 21, 2022 Aug 21, 2022

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I disabled mine from Windows by going to  Settings > Apps > Startup.  Toggle apps on/off.

 

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Sep 08, 2022 Sep 08, 2022

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I've already tried this as indicated in the post and unfortunately it hasn't worked. Any other tips?

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Community Beginner ,
May 10, 2024 May 10, 2024

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Found your thread searching the same thing two years later!

 

(Do the following immediately following a fresh start up. Dont launch anything!)

 

1.) Firstly, launch services.msc as administrator.

To do that, go to:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

In that folder you should see an app called "Services".  Right-click that and choose "Run as Administrator"

 

2. The Services panel should pop up. The main column down the left lists dozens of services that Windows runs, some are automatic on startup, others are triggered when launching certain apps, some are dependent on others and might be launched without you knowing.

 

3. Find a service named (something like) "Adobe Genuine Software Monitor Service" and another called "AdobeUpdateService" - they be renamed in the future, they may even add more, but it'll be named something like that. Click the service name and over in the "Status" and "Startup Type" you should see they're set to "Running" and/or "Automatic" etc. This is why they launch on startup.

 

4. Right-click one of the Adobe services and choose "Properties" from the pop up menu.

Under "Service status" - click "Stop" to stop it running.

And in the "Startup type" popup menu, choose "Disabled"

Then click "Apply"

Then click "OK"

Repeat Step 4 for all "Adobe" sounding service names!

 

NOTES: You need to have run Services as Administrator for full effect.

When you launch an Adobe app, these services will still kick in, even with the above changes.

This guide is just for when you've booted, but haven't launch anything Adobe-ish.

When you update an Adobe app (Photoshop etc) or CC itself, the Services settings will likley go back to Auto, so do this each time you update any Adobe app. Turn OFF auto updates in CC.

 

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024

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Sneaky. Why do they do that? I hate Adobe.

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Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024

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because of all the people that complain because their synced files don't update.

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