What does the cli.exe file do?
The cli.exe process is also known as CLI Application (Command Line Interface) or, as the case may be, ATI Catalyst Control Center and is a part of ATI Catalyst Control Center or, as the case may be, Catalyst Control Centre. This software is produced by ATI Technologies (www.ati.com). An outdated or faulty version of cli.exe can cause problems for your computer, ranging from slowness to error messages like these:
- CLI Application has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution to the problem... (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- CLI Application has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- cli.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
- Access violation at address FFFFFFFF in module cli.exe. Read of address 00000000.
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What you should know about cli.exe CLI Application
cli.exe is not a Windows system file and is known to frequently cause computer problems. Cli.exe is found in a subdirectory of "C:\Program Files".
Frequently occurring are file sizes such as 45,056 bytes (88% of all these files), 61,440 bytes, 57,344 bytes, 32,768 bytes or, as the case may be, 28,672 bytes.
The cli file is not part of the Windows operating system. This cli program is connected to a server on the Internet or in your local network. The application does not have a visible window, and does not appear on the taskbar. You can use Windows Control Panel (Programs icon) to completely remove the software. When Windows starts, this process is automatically started at the same time (Registry: MACHINE\Run, MACHINE\User Shell Folders, DEFAULT\Run).
Cli.exe is capable of interpret keystrokes.
For this reason, 53% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.
If you see this file on your hard drive or in Windows Task Manager, please make sure that it is not a malicious variant. It's a fact that many trojans try to cloak their true identity by calling themselves cli.exe. With the above information or by using tools like Security Task Manager you can determine if, in your case, the file is an undesirable variant.
What do other computer users say about cli?
| It appears to have come with ATI Technologies Catalyst Control Center, it's in C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe (further information...) Mark Rejhon | |
| Ati Catalyst GFX driver . Aik | |
| is running two instances of cli.exe, both sucking 6mb of system ram in total. harmless but penetrant gibtkein Brot | |
| It is ATI control center Dave Jukes | |
| It is the OPTIONAL Catalist interface. You can download the control panel one, but it offers less versitility. This program utilizes Microsoft .NET framework. (further information...) Craig |
Summary: 99 users consider cli.exe essential and should not be removed. 16 users consider it harmless. However, 37 users consider this to be a suspicious process and would like to get rid of it. For this reason, 32 users have already removed cli.exe. source: file.net
How to uninstall ATI Catalyst Control Center or Catalyst Control Centre
To remove CLI Application from your computer, please follow the manual instructions below.
- Click the Windows Start Button. You can find it in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
- Type 'uninstall'.
- Click Add or remove programs.
- Now locate ATI Catalyst Control Center or Catalyst Control Centre in the list of displayed applications.
- Click the program, and then click Uninstall.
How to check if cli.exe (CLI Application) was uninstalled completely
After uninstalling, restart your computer. Then open Windows Explorer and check if a folder with the software name still exists under C:\Program Files. Also, check the Registry for remnants of CLI Application. To do this, start Regedit, then look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software for: CLI Application or the name of the producer. Keep in mind that only a computer professional should delete entries in the Windows Registry directly.
Last but not least
If Windows is not working properly, startup is slow, or cli.exe is causing problems, a good Windows diagnostic tool may help. This is especially effective when it comes to older computers that have accumulated vast quantities of "garbage data" as the result of many software installs and uninstalls.
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