The latest articles on DEV Community by Pravin Ganore (@_prav_). https://dev.to/_prav_ https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F266068%2F0cb93348-9381-4fb3-85b7-3f7a1b77d0e4.jpg https://dev.to/_prav_ en Pravin Ganore Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:42:01 +0000 https://dev.to/_prav_/fix-google-chrome-software-reporter-tool-high-cpu-usage-issue-5hnb https://dev.to/_prav_/fix-google-chrome-software-reporter-tool-high-cpu-usage-issue-5hnb <p>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 <a href="https://crgsoft.com/fix-google-chrome-software-reporter-tool-high-cpu-usage-issue/">Chrome Software Reporter tool</a> starts using excessive system resources (causing high CPU usage) and bogs down the PC instead.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p>