All of a sudden, a lot of people might see Vulkan Runtime Libraries on the installed apps section and wonder what is it? is it safe? should I delete Vulkan Runtime Libraries? etc. In this article, let’s see everything that you need to know about Vulkan Runtime Libraries.

So, let’s see what exactly is Vulkan Runtime Libraries.

What is Vulkan Runtime Libraries?

Vulkan Runtime Libraries is a graphic standard used by many programs and games. Earlier, OpenGL was used and it is now replaced with Vulkan Runtime Libraries which is actually the newest version of OpenGL.

Some of you might be aware of graphics standards like OpenGL, DirectX, etc. Vulkan Runtime Libraries is the successor to OpenGL. Vulkan Runtime Libraries is a cross-platform 3D graphics used in modern-day PC, consoles, mobile phones, and embedded platforms.

Vulkan Runtime Libraries provides high efficiency and compute API to use in modern GPUs. Long story short, it is a graphics library used by certain programs and games to get better 3D graphics performance.

You can not download and install Vulkan Runtime Libraries from anywhere. It is not supplied as a standalone installer that can be downloaded from the Internet. To find the source of origin, read the next part of the article.

Also see What is AdobeGC Invoker Utility? Is it Safe?

Where did Vulkan Runtime Libraries come from?

Now you might be wondering, I didn’t install Vulkan Runtime Libraries on my computer then how would this get installed automatically. The point here is that you can’t download and install Vulkan Runtime Libraries alone from anywhere on the Internet.

Vulkan Runtime Libraries is supplied inside the package of other games or programs. There might be some games that use Vulkan Runtime Libraries to facilitate better and efficient graphics performance. So, while you install the game or software, Vulkan Runtime Libraries get installed alongside.

Even if you don’t want to install the same, almost none of the game installers gives you the choice whether to install Vulkan Runtime Libraries or not.

It can also gets installed at times when you install or update the Nvidia Graphics Driver as well.

Is Vulkan Runtime Libraries Safe?

As it is supplied by the game or program that you installed on your computer, then chances are Vulkan Runtime Libraries is safe and secure. If you downloaded the original program/game from an authentic and legit source then it should be safe as well.

Sometimes, antivirus software like Windows Defender or others might throw a warning stating that Vulkan Runtime Libraries is a virus. But most of the time, it should be a false positive. Often time, these antivirus software reports non-harmful programs as harmful.

Should I Uninstall Vulkan Runtime Libraries?

Unless it is causing some serious problem, you shouldn’t be uninstalling it. As mentioned earlier, Vulkan Runtime Libraries come bundled with other software or games. The reason why the developers included Vulkan Runtime Libraries in the package is that it uses Vulkan Runtime Libraries for graphics-related purposes. Removing it might affect the way in which things work.

If it came with a game and you remove it, the next time you play the game, things might get choppy or the graphics performance might get affected. If you are facing choppy graphics or low FPS, then you can try disabling Windows Fullscreen Optimizations to fix the issue.

If you use Steam or any other service then even if you accidentally uninstalled Vulkan Runtime Libraries, you should be able to install it again. You may try these fixes if Steam fails to work.

I have Multiple Versions of Vulkan Runtime Libraries Installed

Sometimes, users might see multiple versions of Vulkan Runtime Libraries installed on their computers. This happens when a newer update is available and the older one is not uninstalled. If you have multiple games using Vulkan Runtime Libraries and if both of them are using different versions of Vulkan Runtime Libraries then you will see multiple versions of the same in the apps manager.

There is nothing that you need to worry about. And you don’t even have to uninstall the older version as they don’t take that too much space on the hard drive. Vulkan Runtime Libraries’ size comes at around 2MB and shouldn’t bother you most of the time.

In short, even if you have different versions of Vulkan Runtime Libraries installed on your computer, leave it as it is and do not uninstall it, as some other games/programs might be still using the older version.

You can learn more about the Cross Platform 3D Performance Vulkan from its official website.

Final Words

This is everything that you need to know about Vulkan Runtime Libraries on Windows. It comes bundled with other programs or games. The same gets installed on your computer when you install games/programs that use Vulkan Runtime Libraries. Vulkan Runtime Libraries is in no way harmful and at times, antivirus might show a false warning. Just ignore it and you are all good to go.

It doesn’t matter even if you have multiple versions of Vulkan Runtime Libraries installed on your computer. It is of no harm. So that part is covered as well.

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In this article, we will discuss everything about AdobeGC Invoker Utility, its use, is it safe and finally should you disable it as well.

AdobeGC Invoker Utility

First of all, AdobeGC Invoker Utility is a service from Adobe. It appears on the task manager and runs in the background if you use any Adobe products. Adobe is a giant when it comes to word processing, multimedia processing software, PDF Editors, etc

Adobe Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, etc are a few software from the house of Adobe. So the file AdobeGC Invoker Utility is developed by Adobe System Inc.

You will find this file active on your Windows computer. By default, it will be located on the installation directory of the software. Mainly you can find it in two places – The Program Files folder or the Windows folder in the Windows installation partition.

What is the use of AdobeGCInvokerUtility.exe?

As mentioned earlier, AdobeGC Invoker Utility is a service run by Adobe Systems for Adobe software like Photoshop, Adobe Reader, etc. This file is part of the Adobe software integrity service. As you might already know, almost all Adobe products are paid software and you need to have an active subscription in order to use the same.

Here, AdobeGC Invoker Utility is the service that runs in the background to do license verification and various other checks. A lot of pirated versions of Adobe products are being circulated all over the Internet. This file will help to find genuine software and also do license verification as well.

Is AdobeGCInvokerUtility.exe a Virus?

When you find the service named Adobe Invoker Utility for the first time in Task Manager, you might think it is a virus. Well, if you use Adobe software on your computer then it is not a virus.

The best method to find if the program is a virus or not is by visiting the location of the file and scanning with an Anti-virus program. At first, let’s verify the original location of AdobeInvokerUtility.exe to see if it is a virus.

If you find the file in C:\ Windows or C:\Windows\System32 location then most probably it won’t be a virus. If you find the service running on your computer in which you have not installed any software from Adobe then chances are there for it to be a virus or malware.

A lot of attackers will manipulate the filename of the virus to make it look legit. The best thing to do in this situation is to install Antivirus software and run a quick scan. Windows already comes with a built-in virus protection software called Windows Defender.

Windows Defender should help you in finding if the file is a virus or not. You may use any other antivirus like Avast, Avira, Kaspersky, etc as well.

Should I Delete/Disable AdobeGC Invoker Utility?

If you use any Adobe software then you shouldn’t delete or disable AdobeGC Invoker Utility as it might break some features or functions. This file is designed to check for license verification. If the file is not present on your computer, then the verification will not go through.

On the other hand, if you do not have any Adobe software installed on your computer then you should definitely get rid of it, as there is no point in keeping the same. Even if you have used any Adobe Software in the past then the file might still appear. If this is the case then you can delete it.

So, long story short, only deletes or disable AdobeGCInvokerUtility.exe if you don’t use any Adobe software otherwise keep it as it is.

Adobe GC Invoker Utility causing High CPU Usage?

If you face any issues like High CPU Usage with AdobeGC Invoker Utility then you might consider disabling it.

Disabling AdobeGC Invoker Utility is simple and can be done in less than a minute from the Task Manager itself.

• Open Task Manager and switch Processes tab
• Scroll through the list of all processes and find AdobeGCInvokerUtility.exe. Right-click on the file and click on End task
• Now switch to the Startup section and find the same file again
• From the Startup section, right-click on the file and select the option – Disable

You have successfully stopped the AdobeGC Invoker Utility service on your computer. The steps to disable the service is the same for all Windows versions including Windows 11, 10, etc.

Final Words

So, this is everything that you need to know about Adobe GC Invoker Utility on your Windows machine. Adobe products are available for both Windows as well as macOS. But since this is an EXE executable file, it is only found in Windows computers.

If you use software like Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc from Adobe then chances are you will find this service running in the background. You can check for it via Task Manager. If you do not use any Adobe software on your computer then you should immediately remove it from your computer as there are chances for it to be a virus as well. You can use any virus scanning tools or look for the location of the file to see if it is a virus or not.

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