The getflash.exe process is an executable file that is included in distribution packages of the Flash Player software, which was developed by Macromedia and later on acquired by Adobe Systems. The getflash.exe process is particularly integrated into the Flash Player Updater applet that is built into the Adobe Flash Player software. The source code stored in the getflash.exe process instructs the system to allow the Flash Player Updater applet to initialize. The getflash.exe process then calls on required program files, application-specific modular resources and particular system modules in order for the Flash Player Updater applet to perform its intended operations of updating the Adobe Flash Player installation with the new version of this software. Upon installation, version 9 of the Adobe Flash Player software places the getflash.exe process in the same application folder where the Adobe Flash Player software was installed, which is normally a sub directory under the Program Files directory of the system partition.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adobe Flash Player Updater, 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 getflash.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 getflash.exe, belongs to, in this case Adobe Flash Player Updater