Dec 6, 2022 · I was annoyed to find out today that Avast bought out CCleaner in 2017. I didn't know this and don't particularly want CCleaner on my PC anymore, but I do want the last good version of …

Ccleaner goes too far in the opposite direction, and nowadays resorts to scaremongering in an attempt to keep being relevant for its users (it’s why they refer to effectively all files it cleans as “trackers”), …

In the past, we used to use CCleaner to clean Windows and delete unnecessary files. Now For Windows 11, what programs can we use to clean Windows of useless files and speed up the laptop’s …

No, do NOT use CCleaner. Ever since it was bought by Piriform, it now has ad/bloatware, and sometimes malware as their update servers get hacked apparently. Also, their "cleaners" are only …

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CCleaner is still the king of free PC cleaning tools IMHO. Just be careful with the installer and decline the additional software offers. For uninstalling, IObit Uninstaller is solid too.

CCleaner also offers to create a backup of the registry before making alterations, which is something that should always take plans when altering a registry (especially by hand).

CCleaner is great if you know how to use it, what options to not touch, which ones to disable. I use it for quickly deleting temporary files, it's convenient to be able to delete browsing history from several …

The new version of CCleaner stripped most cleaning functions from the free version. Most knowledgeable users of CCleaner use custom cleaning as you can specifically target what you want …

Dec 25, 2015 · The main problem with CCleaner is that it works as administrator and manually removes/cleans things from core OS locations. When the OS changes, manually removing those …