Google Chrome Software Reporter Tool Demands 100% CPU

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When you discover that the “software_reporter_tool” in Google Chrome Web browser takes up too CPU horsepower…

I found this to work best…

Just delete the [SwReporter] folder completely in…

[c:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\]

What’s funny, I found that the Google Chrome Web browser is behaving much better after I did this delete.
Maybe it learned a lesson…

LEARN MORE >> https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/ule97gpsA6Q/8_7moL87AgAJ

LEARN MORE >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-discuss/7_QqG2JMqFI

LEARN MORE >> https://community.norton.com/en/forums/google-chrome-softwarereportertool

I did not try this…

Chrome Cleanup Tool
This application will scan and remove software that may cause problems with Chrome, such as crashes, unusual startup pages or toolbars, unexpected ads you can’t get rid of, or otherwise changing your browsing experience.

LEARN MORE >> https://www.malwarebytes.com/

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