Configure Chrome cleanup
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
- Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
- Impact: Minimum
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Low
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
- Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
- 2 scripts
- No subcategories
- Administrator rights requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
- Fully reversible
You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.
The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
Overview
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Windows personal data safeguard module: configure Chrome cleanup to harden your cyber privacy safeguard. Building on that, to restore to original performance, follow the instructions on this companion unveils the details of.
Civil liberties are protected through adherence to sensitive privacy protection. Follow the steps to adopt information privacy guardrail options: choose the way forward that feels right. Read and re-read instructions as needed for confidence.
References
- Testing Results for Windows Registry Forensic Tool
- Windows Registry Forensics
- Forensic Analysis of Windows Registry Against Intrusion
- Data Security and Privacy: Concepts, Approaches, and Research Directions
- NSA Windows Security Guide
- CIS Microsoft Windows Desktop Benchmarks
Technical Details
In relation to this registry changes, this customization handles your system to achieve precise privacy configurations to reduce secure data privacy guardrail risks. In the process of use system resources more efficiently, this executable can also to obtain efficient setting management.
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Normal — Everyday Privacy (Enterprise-Grade)
- Recommended for all
- Safe for daily use
- No impact on system stability
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Help
How to apply or restore "Configure Chrome cleanup" using script
- ≈ 2 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 5 instructions
- 1
Download
Download the script file by clicking on thebutton above.
Use button above to restore changes. - 2
Keep the file
If warned by your browser, keep the file. - 3
Open
Open the downloaded file. - 4
Exit
Once it's done, press any key to exit the window. - 5
Restart
Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
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How to apply or restore "Configure Chrome cleanup" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: privacy.sexy
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 4 instructions
- 2
Choose script
- Search for the category name: Configure Chrome cleanup
- Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- 3
Run
Click on ▶️ Run button at the bottom of the page.This button only appears on desktop version (recommended). On browser, use 💾 Save button.
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- 2 Privacy settings
Choose what to protect based on your needs: Click any option to learn more about what it does. Each change can be applied and reversed individually.
- Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.
- Most users find the Normal protection above sufficient.
Disable sharing scanned software data with Google
This script stops the Chrome Cleanup Tool from sending scan data to Google, enhancing privacy. By default, when the Chrome Cleanup Tool detects unwanted software, it reports metadata about the scan and the software to Google. The reported data includes file metadata, automatically installed extensions, and registry keys. Users can choose to share cleanup results with Google to enhance future software detection. Disabling this feature reduces potential privacy risks by preventing data sharing. Th...
Disable Chrome system cleanup scans
This script disables Chrome system cleanup scans to enhance user privacy and improve system performance. By default, Chrome Cleanup Tool periodically scans the system for unwanted software and prompts the user for removal. This feature can also be manually triggered from the "chrome://settings/cleanup" page. Running this script stops the Chrome Cleanup Tool from performing system scans and cleanups, which protects your system's information from being analyzed and shared. It also disables the man...
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