Premiere Pro does not fully kill its process when closing on Windows
On the latest Windows 10 OS and Premiere version, when closing the premiere application, it does not kill the premiere process. The window will close but the process is still active and taking a large chunk of memory (viewable in Task Manager). To fully kill the premiere, you have to end the process via task manager. A new premiere window cannot be opened unless it is killed fully via task manager.

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Rod Goldsmith commented
Tried disabling multi frame rendering, reset preferences, removed and reinstalled applications - still won't quit. Shows as a background process in Task Manager and won't allow a force quit (says access is denied every time I try). Even goes so far as to prohibit my machine from restarting requiring me to hard-kill the unit.
I find it hard to believe that Adobe can't (or won't) fix this issue - clearly a number of users all have this same or similar problem. For the amount of $$$ that is paid for the CC suite, this is unacceptable.
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Extreem Stuff commented
i have the same issue, except it denies access to end the task.
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Monica Montanez commented
Same for me. This is seriously ridiculous.
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ADRIAN C MULLER commented
why is this still a problem...
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JAMES LOGUE commented
Me, too! Please advise, Adobe!!!
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Jaden Osborne commented
ADD ME TO THE LIST! - This is happening to me for Pr, Ae, And Media Encoder. I cannot get any work done. I have to restart my computer 20+ times a day. Please Help!
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Antoine Autokroma.com (Independent Developer of AfterCodecs, BRAW Studio, PlumePack, Influx) commented
I noticed the same thing. Would be great if this was solved !
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demafleez commented
ugh. this happens to me for both Pr and Ae.
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Ray Jenson commented
I have this problem with Premiere Pro and AE. It remains using 10% CPU for 24 hours solid (I have a graph) after the windows all close. Looks like a feedback loop of some kind after all the windows close.
I've had it NOT happen one time.
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Rayen Dhaukal commented
I have this problem now, but for me its premier and afftereffect
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Brett Naples commented
Still having this problem with the new 14.0 2019 update. SERIOUSLY ADOBE? why are you doing this to your customers? Show some respect for the people who pay for your product and release a working version!
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Lucas de Barros commented
Does anyone have a solution for that? This is very annoying.
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Taya Shear commented
THIS^^ IT IS SO FRUSTRATING
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George Ramsay commented
have the same problem in MAC OS. Premiere is rarely able to close on its own without having to Force Quit