[New Script]: Disable Additional NVIDIA FTS Services + Increase Google Chrome Privacy via Policies (2026-03-20)

### Operating system Windows ### Name of the script Disable Additional NVIDIA FTS Services + Increase Google Chrome Privacy via Policies (2026-03-20) ### Documentation/References Disable `EnableGR3252` In the “`HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm\Parameters\FTS`” registry path, the registry value, `EnableGR3252`, is a service developed by NVIDIA. `EnableGR3252` is a driver feature/registry tweak that could capture screenshots and record/collect data, which causes privacy concern. `EnableGR3252` is also responsible for privacy concern, which reduces performance. Using this script, `EnableGR3252` should be disabled to increase performance and privacy in a Windows operating system. ---- Disable Chrome `CloudReportingEnabled` `CloudReportingEnabled` is a registry value that can be used in `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome` and `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Google\Chrome`. `CloudReportingEnabled` is a Google Chrome setting that if enabled, it will gather cloud reporting data that will be sent to Google, which causes privacy concern. This script will disable `CloudReportingEnabled` to increase privacy. ### Code ``` :: ---------------------------------------------------------- :: -------Disable Additional NVIDIA FTS Services (2026-03-18)-------- :: ---------------------------------------------------------- echo --- Disable Additional NVIDIA FTS Services (2026-03-18) :: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm\Parameters\FTS!EnableGR3252" PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm\Parameters\FTS'; $data = '0'; reg add 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm\Parameters\FTS' /v 'EnableGR3252' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f" :: ---------------------------------------------------------- :: ---------------------------------------------------------- :: -------Increase Google Chrome Privacy via Policies (2026-03-20)-------- :: ---------------------------------------------------------- echo --- Increase Google Chrome Privacy via Policies (2026-03-20) :: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome!CloudReportingEnabled" PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome'; $data = '0'; reg add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome' /v 'CloudReportingEnabled' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f" :: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Google\Chrome!CloudReportingEnabled" PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Google\Chrome'; $data = '0'; reg add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Google\Chrome' /v 'CloudReportingEnabled' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f" :: ---------------------------------------------------------- ``` ### Revert code _No response_ ### Suggested category _No response_ ### Recommendation level None ### Additional information This script mostly works on Google Chrome in most editions of Windows 10/11.