你有没有想过你安装的谷歌浏览器(Google Chrome)似乎总是保持更新和自己打补丁？
这是通过Google Chrome自己的嵌入式进程实现的，该进程与Google服务器连接，并确保您的浏览器已打补丁且安全。但是，Chrome会定期启动另一个过程，它并不像Software Reporter Tool那样重要。
什么是软件报告工具？
该工具是Chrome 清理工具的一部分，用于监控崩溃、(Chrome Cleanup Tool)恶意插件对浏览器所做的修改或可能感染浏览器的恶意软件。Software Reporter Tool是其中的一个组件，可将所有信息报告给Google。
您可以在系统上看到此工具（如果您安装了Chrome），位于以下路径：
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\SwReporter\VERSION\software_reporter_tool.exe
您系统上的应用程序驱动器号可能不同，但路径是相同的。
虽然清理过程对于保持(cleanup process)Chrome清理问题并为您运行良好非常有用，但如果它导致系统出现CPU或内存性能问题，您没有理由无法阻止它运行。
许多用户在Chrome中禁用软件报告工具(Software Reporter Tool)的另一个原因是出于隐私问题。虽然Google 声称(Google claims)该软件仅“扫描与 Chrome 相关的文件夹”，但许多用户仍然不喜欢实用程序将有关存储在其计算机上的数据的信息通过 Internet 发送到任何服务器的想法。
如果您有上述任何一个问题，那么您会很高兴知道禁用Software Reporter Tool并不困难。
如何在Chrome中禁用(Chrome)软件报告工具(Software Reporter Tool)
您不会在Windows 10上找到配置为计划任务的(as a scheduled task)Software Reporter Tool。这是因为该工具的预定触发发生在Chrome应用程序本身内。
有两种方法可以阻止Software Reporter Tool启动或与远程 Google 服务器通信(communicating with remote Google servers)。
删除软件报告工具权限(Remove Software Reporter Tool Permissions)
您可以从可执行文件中删除安全权限(remove security permissions)，使其无法通过 Internet 运行或通信。
为此，请打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)并浏览到此路径：
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data
1. 右键单击 SwReporter文件夹并选择属性(Properties)。
2. 选择安全(Security)选项卡并选择高级(Advanced)按钮。
3. 在安全设置(Security Settings)窗口中，选择禁用继承(Disable inheritance)按钮。
注意(Note)：禁用文件夹的继承会限制对父文件夹中特定子文件夹的访问。它限制对该文件夹的访问，同时使所有其他Chrome文件夹不受安全更改的影响。
4. 这将弹出一个窗口，询问您想用当前继承的权限做什么。选择删除此对象的所有继承权限(Remove all inherited permissions for this object)的选项。
之后，您将在“权限(Permission)条目”窗格中看到一条消息，表明没有组或用户有权访问该对象（文件夹）。
选择应用(Apply)和确定(OK)完成。
注意：在(Note)Windows 7等旧版本的Windows上，在“属性安全(Properties Security)”选项卡中，您需要选择“更改权限”(Change Permissions)。然后取消选中Include inheritable permissions from this objects parent ，并在弹出窗口中选择Remove 。
使用注册表项禁用Chrome 清理(Chrome Cleanup Using Registry)
在Chrome中禁用(Chrome)软件报告工具(Software Reporter Tool)的另一个选项是禁用Chrome 清理(Chrome Cleanup)实用程序本身。
您可以通过在Chrome键下的注册表中创建一个新条目来执行此操作。(Registry)
1. 按Windows 键(Windows Key)+ R，键入regedit，然后按Enter。这将打开注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)。导航(Navigate)到HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome。
2. 右键单击 Chrome注册表项并选择New，然后选择Dword (32-bit) Value。
3. 将新条目命名为ChromeCleanupEnabled并确保其值设置为0。
4. 重复上述过程以创建另一个新的Dword条目，但这次将其命名为ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled并将其值也设置为0。
设置这些条目有什么作用？每个条目都有不同的目的。将ChromeCleanupEnabled设置为 0 将禁用Chrome 清理(Chrome Cleanup)工具并且它永远不会运行。将ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled设置为 0 会进一步禁用该工具向Google服务器报告任何信息。
只需要其中一个条目，但将它们都设置为零可确保该工具永远不会运行或与Google外部通信。
但是，如果您仍然希望清理工具运行以保护 Chrome 免受恶意软件和广告软件的侵害(protect Chrome from malware and adware)，您可以将ChromeCleanupEnabled设置为 1 并将 ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled 设置为 0，因此至少它会阻止与Google服务器的任何通信。
从Chrome 内部(Inside Chrome)禁用Google 清理(Google Cleanup)报告
还有一个选项可用于防止从Software Reporter Tool对您的数据进行外部报告。您可以从Chrome(Chrome)本身内部禁用此功能。
如果您想避免对系统进行任何重大更改并且只信任Chrome本身来完成这项工作，那么这是最佳选择。
1.打开Chrome，选择三点图标打开Chrome菜单并选择设置(Settings)。
2. 向下滚动到系统(System)部分。如果您需要展开菜单，请选择高级。(Advanced)确保(Make)关闭 Google Chrome 后继续运行后台应用程序(Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed)右侧的切换开关已禁用。
3. 进一步向下滚动到重置和清理(Reset and clean up)部分，然后选择清理计算机(Clean up computer)。
4. 在下一个菜单上，取消选中向 Google 报告详细信息…(Report details to Google…)旁边的复选框。
现在，重新启动Chrome，您的所有新设置都应该被激活。
最后一个选项是从Software Reporter Tool(Software Reporter Tool)关闭报告的最简单方法。但是，它确实要求您对Google有足够的信任，以免仅在禁用此选项的情况下将信息传递给Google服务器。(Google)
您应该选择哪个选项？
在Chrome中禁用软件报告工具(Software Reporter Tool)的选择取决于您，但这些选项中的任何一个都可以使用。
只需确保您选择了适当的设置，以便Google Chrome Cleanup实用程序可以定期扫描Chrome并为您保持清洁。
What Is the Software Reporter Tool in Chrome and How to Disable It
Havе you ever wondered how yоur installation оf Google Chrome always sеems to stay updated and patchеd on its own?
This is accomplished through Google Chrome’s own embedded processes that reach out to Google servers and ensure your browser is patched and safe. However, there’s another process that Chrome kicks off regularly that isn’t quite as critical known as the Software Reporter Tool.
What Is the Software Reporter Tool?
This tool is part of the Chrome Cleanup Tool that monitors crashes, browser modifications made by malicious add-ons, or malware that may have infected the browser. The Software Reporter Tool is a component of this that reports all that information back to Google.
You can see this tool on your system (if you have Chrome installed), at the following path:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\SwReporter\VERSION\software_reporter_tool.exe
The application drive letter on your system may be different, but the path is the same.
While the cleanup process is very useful for keeping Chrome clean of problems and running well for you, there’s no reason you can’t stop it from running if it’s causing CPU or memory performance issues on your system.
Another reason many users disable the Software Reporter Tool in Chrome is due to privacy concerns. While Google claims that the software only “scans the folders related to Chrome”, many users still don’t like the idea of a utility sending information about data stored on their computer to any servers over the internet.
If you share either of these concerns, then you’ll be pleased to know that disabling the Software Reporter Tool isn’t difficult.
How to Disable the Software Reporter Tool in Chrome
You won’t find the Software Reporter Tool configured as a scheduled task on Windows 10. This is because the scheduled triggering of the tool takes place from within the Chrome application itself.
There are two ways to stop the Software Reporter Tool from launching or communicating with remote Google servers.
Remove Software Reporter Tool Permissions
You can remove security permissions from the executable file so that it can’t run or communicate over the internet.
To do this, open File Explorer and browse to this path:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data
1. Right-click on the SwReporter folder and select Properties.
2. Select the Security tab and select the Advanced button.
3. On the Security Settings window, select the Disable inheritance button.
Note: Disabling the inheritance of a folder restricts access to a specific subfolder inside a parent folder. It limits access to that folder while leaving all other Chrome folders unaffected by the security change.
4. This will pop up a window asking what you’d like to do with the current inherited permissions. Select the option to Remove all inherited permissions for this object.
After this, you will see a message in the Permission entries pane that no groups or users have access to the object (folder).
Select Apply and OK to finish.
Note: On older versions of Windows like Windows 7, in the Properties Security tab, you’ll need to select Change Permissions instead. Then uncheck Include inheritable permissions from this objects parent, and select Remove in the pop-up window.
Disable Chrome Cleanup Using Registry Entries
Another option to disable the Software Reporter Tool in Chrome is to disable the Chrome Cleanup utility itself.
You can do this by creating a new entry in the Registry under the Chrome key.
1. Press Windows Key + R, type regedit, and press Enter. This will open the Registry Editor. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome.
2. Right-click the Chrome registry key and select New, then select Dword (32-bit) Value.
3. Name the new entry ChromeCleanupEnabled and make sure that its value is set to 0.
4. Repeat the process above to create another new Dword entry, but this time name it ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled and set its value to 0 as well.
What does setting up these entries accomplish? Each entry has a different purpose. Setting ChromeCleanupEnabled to 0 will disable the Chrome Cleanup tool and it won’t ever run. Setting ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled to 0 further disables the tool’s reporting of any information to Google servers.
Only one of these entries is needed, but setting them both to zero ensures that the tool will never run or communicate externally to Google.
However, if you still want the cleanup tool to run as a way to protect Chrome from malware and adware, you can set ChromeCleanupEnabled to 1 and leave ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled to 0, so at least it’ll block any communications with Google servers.
Disable Google Cleanup Reporting from Inside Chrome
There is one more option available to prevent external reporting of your data from the Software Reporter Tool. You can disable this from inside Chrome itself.
This is the best option if you want to avoid making any significant changes to your system and just trust Chrome itself to do the job.
1. With Chrome open, select the three dots icon to open the Chrome menu and select Settings.
2. Scroll down to the System section. Select Advanced if you need to expand the menu. Make sure the toggle to the right of Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed is disabled.
3. Scroll further down to the Reset and clean up section, and select Clean up computer.
4. On the next menu, deselect the checkbox next to Report details to Google….
Now, restart Chrome and all your new settings should be activated.
This last option is the easiest way to turn off reporting from the Software Reporter Tool. However, it does require that you trust Google enough to not communicate information to Google servers just with this selection disabled.
Which Option Should You Choose?
The choice to disable the Software Reporter Tool in Chrome is up to you, but any of these options will work.
Just make sure you choose the appropriate settings so that the Google Chrome Cleanup utility can regularly scan Chrome and keep it clean for you.
