Does the UnrealCEFSubprocess process consume a lot of CPU and RAM resources in Task Manager, causing your game to stop? Does it continue to put pressure on your hardware even after you close all active programs and applications? You may also have seen many of these processes appear in Task Manager due to viruses.
Why does the UnrealCEFSubprocess process consume a lot of CPU and RAM resources?
UnrealCEFSubprocess is a legitimate Valorant process, so it usually won’t overload your system resources. If this process starts to overload the hardware and causes CPU, RAM or GPU usage to spike in Task Manager, it could be that the process is not working correctly or other processes are interfering with it. .
Is it possible to disable UnrealCEFSubprocess through Task Manager?
Disabling the UnrealCEFSubprocess may adversely affect your active gaming session in Valorant. Gaming elements that this process controls or handles will crash and behave abnormally. Because of this, the article does not advocate closing this process.
How to prevent UnrealCEFSubprocess from using too much RAM and CPU
The easiest way to reduce the CPU and RAM consumption of UnrealCEFSubprocess is to permanently disable Windows Defender, the built-in security software in Windows, and uninstall any third-party antivirus software you are currently using. Although it is easy and quick to do this, it is not recommended
Considering the risks associated with this, not disabling security software would be a wise choice. Instead, you can whitelist the UnrealCEFSubprocess process. Putting any file on the whitelist instructs security software not to interfere with that file. Therefore, whitelisting the file associated with this process will prevent anti-virus programs from interfering with that file. As a result, you will succeed in reducing resource consumption without compromising your security factor.
How to whitelist UnrealCEFSubprocess from Windows Defender
1. Type “Windows Security” in Windows Search and open the Windows Security application.
2. Go to the Firewall and network protection tab on the left.
3. Click the Allow an app through the firewall link on the right side of the screen.
4. Click Change settings.
5. Click Allow another app.
6. In the Add an app window, click the Browse button.
7. Then go to the following path:
C:\Program Files\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\Engine\Binaries\Win64
8. Here, select UnrealCEFSubProcess from the list.
9. Then click Add.
10. Then, check the Public and Private boxes next to the UnrealCEFSubProcess process and click OK.
11. Restart the computer after whitelisting this process.
Note: If you installed Valorant in a different directory or your operating system is on a different drive, change the path above to reflect the correct location.
How to whitelist UnrealCEFSubprocess from Avast Antivirus
Follow these steps to whitelist UnrealCEFSubprocess from Avast Antivirus:
1. Launch Avast Antivirus.
2. Click the Menu button (represented by three stacked dashes) at the top right of the screen.
3. Go to Settings.
4. Go to the Exceptions tab in the General settings.
5. Click Add Exception.
6. Click Browse in the Add exception window.
7. Navigate to the following path if you have not changed the default installation path when installing Valorant:
C:\Program Files\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\Engine\Binaries\Win64
8. Check the box next to UnrealCEFSubprocess and click OK.
9. After that, restart your computer and hope this process won’t overload your computer’s resources anymore.
How to whitelist UnrealCEFSubprocess from AVG Antivirus
The interface of AVG antivirus is similar to Avast antivirus. So you can whitelist UnrealCEFSubprocess by following the steps outlined above. Once you have whitelisted the file, restart the computer and hope that the resource consumption of this process will decrease significantly.
Note: If you use anti-virus software other than the two listed above and the UnrealCEFSubprocess is consuming more than half of your system resources, you need to whitelist the UnrealCEFSubprocess file there as well. If you are not familiar with the whitelist process, visit the official website of the antivirus for help.
