Adobe Flash Player Helper is the service name of the process flashutil10b.exe, a type of an executable process, and a part of the program Adobe Flash Player, or Flash Player Helper, which is developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe Flash Player or Flash Player is a program that enables a user to view interactive web contents, such as games, advertisements, entertainment, and business presentations, straight from the web browser. It is basically a browser plug-in tool that runs as an integrated ActiveX application for Internet Explorer (IE), as well as other browsers, like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It is not advisable to remove this file, because it disables any Flash application to run within the web browser. Other than that, it is a file with digital signature from Adobe Systems Incorporated - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2. Also, flashutil10b.exe is compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. flashutil10b.exe. is used by Flash Player Helper or Adobe Flash Player, If you shut down flashutil10b.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop flashutil10b.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Flash Player Helper or Adobe Flash Player, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed flashutil10b.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Flash Player Helper or Adobe Flash Player, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if flashutil10b.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that flashutil10b.exe, belongs to, in this case Flash Player Helper or Adobe Flash Player