The updaterstartuputility.exe file is referred to as the Adobe Updater Startup Utility, which is a type of software updater product manufactured by Adobe Systems. Its main function is to launch the updater software for Adobe, and, as an executable process, starts itself once the computer is turned on or used, and runs in the background of Windows during activation or launching. The whole program then begins to check for any updates or new releases about Adobe software, and automatically download them in the computer once they are identified. Since the program automatically installs and updates in-built Adobe products, the file process updaterstartuputility.exe is registered along with a run identifier and an execution command in the Windows registry key, which is HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. That’s when the file is able to execute the application without manually navigated by the computer user. Apart from the Registry key, updaterstartuputility.exe is also registered in the Windows Task Scheduler, where it can launch the program Adobe Updater Startup Utility at pre-defined times, or even after time intervals that are specified.

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

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adobe Updater Startup Utility, 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 updaterstartuputility.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 updaterstartuputility.exe, belongs to, in this case Adobe Updater Startup Utility