Resolving process conflicts

Note:

Flash Player's end of life is December 31, 2020. See the Flash Player EOL Enterprise Information page for details.

This article lists processes that can conflict with the installation of Adobe products, if they are running at the time of installation.

Items with a * indicate that the process name may not include "Adobe" or have an additional version number (for example CS6, Adobe CC, 9, and so on). 

macOS

Adobe Acrobat Distiller*
Adobe Acrobat*
Adobe After Effects*
Adobe Analysis Server*
Adobe Audition*
Adobe Bridge*
Adobe Community Help Client*
Adobe Contribute*
Adobe Crash Reporter*
Adobe Device Central*
Adobe DNG Converter*
Adobe Dreamweaver*
Adobe Drive*
Adobe Encore DVD*
Adobe Encore*
Adobe Extendscript Toolkit*
Adobe Extension Manager*
Adobe Fireworks*
Adobe Fireworks*
Adobe Flash Builder*
Adobe Flash Catalyst*
Adobe Flash Player*
Adobe Flash Pro*
Adobe Flash*
Adobe Flash* Video Encoder
Adobe GoLive*
Adobe Help Viewer*
Adobe Illustrator*
Adobe ImageReady*
Adobe InCopy*
Adobe InDesign*
Adobe Media Encoder*
Adobe Media Player*
Adobe Muse*
Adobe OnLocation*
Adobe PhotoDownloader*
Adobe Photoshop Elements*
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom*
Adobe Photoshop*
Adobe Premiere Pro*
Adobe QT32 Server*
Adobe Sing Glyphlet Manager*
Adobe Soundbooth*
Adobe Updater*
Adobe Version Cue*
Adobe3DandVideoServer
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
aerender
aerendercore
aesefllink
avaaudiofilterscan
CEPHtmlEngine
CEPServiceManager
CINEMA 4D Lite
CineRender
CineWare
DynamicLinkManager
EdgeAnimate
ffextnforContribute
Firefox
Firefox-bin
Google Chrome
GPUSniffer
ImporterREDServer
InDesignServer
Install Flash Player 9 ub
Internet Explorer
LogTransport2
mocha AE CC
navigator-bin
Opera
Photoshop server
pixel_bender_toolkit
SA Color Finesse 3 UI
Safari
seamonkey-bin
Share on Soundcloud
shell
SpeedGradeCmd
vcprefshelper

Windows

3D toolkit.exe
acrobat.com.exe
acrobat.exe
adobe dng converter.exe
adobe encore dvd.exe
adobe encore*.exe
adobe extension manager*.exe 
adobe golive*.exe
adobe media encoder.exe
adobe onlocation.exe
adobe premiere elements.exe
adobe premiere pro.exe
adobe sing glyphlet manager cs3.exe
adobe soundbooth*.exe
adobe stock photos*.exe
adobe updater.exe
adobecaptivate.exe
adobeupdateinstallmgr.exe
adobeupdatemanager.exe
adobeupdater.exe
adobeupdaterinstallmgr.exe
afterfx.exe
ahv.exe
audition.exe
bridge.exe
bridgeproxy.exe
contribute.exe
crashreporterAp.exe
devicecentral.exe
dreamweaver.exe
dynamiclinkmanager.exe
encore*.exe
extendscript toolkit*.exe
extension manager.exe
firefox.exe
firefoxextensionsetup
fireworks*.exe
fireworks10.exe
flash * video encoder.exe
flash.exe
flashplayer*.exe
framemaker.exe
glyphlet manager.exe
golive*.exe
illustrator.exe
imageready.exe
incopy.exe
indesign.exe
indesignserver.exe
indesignserverservice.exe
lightroom.exe
opera.exe
photodownloader.exe
photoshop elements*.exe
photoshop.exe
photoshopelementseditor.exe
photoshopelementsorganizer.exe
photoshopserver.exe
pipltool.exe
pmreaderapp.exe
premiere.exe
pxhpinst.exe
replace.exe
restool.exe
robohelp.exe
robohtml.exe
rso3middletierservice.exe
rso3server.exe
shell.exe
vcprefshelper.exe
versioncuecs3Ctl.exe
wmencodinghelper.exe

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