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Pravin Ganore
Pravin Ganore

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Fix Google Chrome Software Reporter Tool High CPU Usage Issue

Software Reporter Tool is a legitimate Google Chrome process (not a virus) used by the browser to discover the conflicting applications/processes. But in some cases, the Chrome Software Reporter tool starts using excessive system resources (causing high CPU usage) and bogs down the PC instead.

The user encounters the issue when the system is extremely slow and upon checking finds high CPU usage (80%-90% or more) by Software Reporter Tool (in some cases the issue is reported even when Chrome was running). closed).

Before proceeding with the solutions to disable Google Software Reporter Tool, please note that disabling this process may hamper Chrome’s ability to detect the conflicting/problematic apps, so please proceed with extreme caution and at your own risk.

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