Adobe CEF Helper multiple instances causing problems using newest CC 1.5.1.369

I just reinstalled all CC and Apps after a clean refresh wipe of PC. Within one week I am having several crashes and lockups and other strange behavior while using Photoshop, Indesign and other apps.
The lockups have been getting progressively worse, starting with very short delays while switching between apps or even switching to desktop to mouse click a file icon there which seemed almost like my machine would get focused on whatever app I was in and would not immediately release when I switched to do other things. Now the lockups are getting longer. Photoshop is also not fully closing down. So later if I reopen it, a photoshop process is still running in Task Manager and I must force it down before I can open a new file in a new instance of photoshop.
Today I had one complete crash of PS, as well as some strange lockup when I had two small ad files open. We are talking 1/6th page ads - small. I had them open side by side when it locks up and only thing I can move is the mouse curser which has changed to an "unallowed" icon (circle with slash). Rest of application and tools were locked up. In one of the files it would let me click a layer in the file and it would jump around the page. I checked Task manager and multiple CEF helpers were running around 30-50,000K private memory working set, and one of the CEF helpers was fluctuating between 13-20% or so of CPU usage. I immediately ended that service and photoshop started working again and I was able to save the files. I'm still noticing other problems like not being able to select multiple items at one time to copy/paste seen both in Indesign and Adobe acrobat pdf files.
I remember hearing about this issue long ago and checked the forums. Low and behold the long time Adobe CEF Helper problem thread was closed by a staffer in Feb, 2014, stating the following:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1235395?start=120&tstart=0
Jeff A Wright Feb 14, 2014 8:37 AM (in response to Michael.Noble64)
Locking this discussion as the cause of the excessive usage of Adobe CEF Helper was addressed in version 1.1.2.232. For full release notes please see Creative Cloud app for desktop | Release Notes -http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/release-note/cc-release-notes.html.
If you are experiencing difficulties with the Adobe CEF Helper please post a new discussion with the specifics of the behavior you are encountering.
I am having problems with the CEF helper and I have CC 1.5.1.369 as far as I can tell, on a fresh install a week old.
System:
Windows prof 7 sp1 64bit, 32gb ram, SSD main drive and mechanical data drive
Items added to this PC are autodesk products and Adobe CC Apps. I don't have a number of addons for CC apps like photoshop, just one plugin for photoshop called Geographic Imager.
Hopefully there is something more subtle I can try besides wiping my PC and reinstalling all the apps and settings again. A pc refresh and install this time with up to date CC and Apps was meant to fix all my broken file associations issues from previous updates - which it did. But was hoping not to end up with a dreaded CEF helper issue. Any help would be appreciated as this seems to be getting worse daily.
Other note, I turned off Syncing of settings when I first started noticing issues. Haven't tried much else besides ending CEF helper services when forced to.

I just want to note that my recommendations led my clients to purchase more than 5 licences of FMIS/AMIS througt the time.
As I see how low is the passion to react to any problem on Adobe side, I would have probably changed my mind.
This is really pain in the *** as any call to adobe official contact (taken on mind that to find one is a big quest by itself) lead just to reply "pay nasty amount for our consultancy Sir!" and it does not look any better here....
I am no novice on FMS/AMS platform, working with it more than 6 years throught many projects and I would not ask for some stupid questions which could be solved just by looking to documentation or could be solved by some performance eperience.
I am really upset for this :/

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