The ch_utility.exe process is an executable component file of the firmware utilities and device driver software resources that are bundled with certain motherboards equipped with video encoder/decoder adapters, I/O ports and chipsets from Chrontel, Inc. This means the ch_utility.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation of these associated motherboard firmware components and device driver software distributions. The ch_utility.exe process is specifically deployed as a component EXE process that assists in the integration of the video encoding and decoding functionalities of these Chrontel chipsets and adapter devices into the Windows-based system. Among these Chrontel video encoder/decoder chipsets and devices include TV output ports that are equipped with certain motherboards that are packaged into various laptop models.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Chrontel Firmware/Driver Software, 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 ch_utility.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 ch_utility.exe, belongs to, in this case Chrontel Firmware/Driver Software