Andavari

I've been on the v60 ESR on this Win10 laptop, I have no complaints about it but then again the only add-on I use is uBlock Origin. But all non-legacy versions of it after v1.13.8 Legacy are rather annoying because when it updates filters the number at the very top never changes, and every time the browser is closed then opened it looks like there's another update to the filters when in reality there isn't. The newest Chromium/Chrome builds do not have that annoying issue! Edit: This is what the tab and non-favicon URL links look like in 60.1.0 and I don't like the looks of it compared to how it looked in previous v50 ESR builds (but at least it's better than Quantum in my opinion which just looks alien):

You could always try the Portable ZIP version which can be unzipped anywhere you wish for testing purposes to see for yourself without having to install anything over the older version you're using.

Perhaps the CCleaner settings are corrupt. You could try to remedy it by opening CCleaner and going into 'Options > Advanced' and click 'Restore default settings'. Note that doing that will perform a "factory reset" meaning you will lose all of the changes you've made in CCleaner. If 'Restore default settings' doesn't fix it perhaps uninstall CCleaner, restart Windows, and then install CCleaner again. That would perform a clean install which will also fix any corrupt CCleaner settings.

Everyone that's worried about CCUpdate.exe running should know you can create a Policy to block apps from running (have to admit it seems to be much less of a pain to do on old WinXP when compared to Win10) and then the OS itself will block it. Combine that app block with making some Includes (or a Winapp2.ini entry) in CCleaner which will then remove CCUpdate.exe itself when clicking Run Cleaner, and any registry data or firewall rules for it will be automatically removed for you -- or you can use a batch file (ran with admin privileges) to do it. Doing the above you wouldn't even have to remember to manually remove it every time you updated CCleaner. Then again, if you're having to do some rather serious workarounds to give you "peace of mind" using an app then why are you still using the app becomes a question.

Also see here since both are more or less tied together: https://forum.piriform.com/topic/40285-ccleaner-not-deleting-google-chrome-history-fix/

Just block that Avast URL with the HOSTS file, and any others that become relevant.

The quotes you have around /AUTO could cause it to not work. Here's the command: "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" /AUTO

It's an issue with newer versions of IPB and has been happening for months, usually someone deletes them.

It is possible to get malware on a system that will specifically remove certain things like remove CCleaner by either deleting or uninstalling it. While CCleaner is not an anti-malware tool in of itself it does have the potential of deleting non-locked files stored in Temporary Internet Files and other Temp folders that some malware may use. However I'm not stating that's the issue you're having since CCleaner is in a buggy state.

You didn't state what your operating system was. Although you state it isn't System Restore related -- however see if this is what's possibly consuming hdd space: https://forum.piriform.com/topic/52500-windows-module-installer/?do=findComment&comment=299146

JSpell Free Online Spell Checker URL: https://www.jspell.com/public-spell-checker.html Works good with nothing to install or keep updated.

I don't know, although newer versions released this year have been very buggy -- which is why some people are using the older version 5.40. Personally I'm using 5.32.

I don't either, and why waste time getting their cookies on your system and then jump through hoops to make disk cleaning tools you use like CCleaner, etc., play nice with those cookies, seems pointless. Just ad block them, and grab a HOSTS file, done.

Why not block Avast URLs in the HOSTS file!

Some time ago someone else was having issue with opting out of ads and then CCleaner would delete all those opt-out cookies, however you have to configure which Cookies to Keep. In CCleaner's 'Options > Cookies' move the opt-out cookies into the Cookies to Keep list. Much easier to use a HOSTS file like MVPS in combination with a browser adblocker like uBlock Origin or Adblock Plus (added benefit is that combo will also block some malware).

They aren't daily on my system I've got two labeled Windows Module Installer for 21 August, and 27 August - and that's with Windows Defender updating itself daily.

A daily restore point being created isn't a bad ideal in my opinion, back in the WinXP days I did that manually myself - albeit if something would've broke the OS I would've instead just restored from a Macrium Reflect image.

That's what I'm thinking and it sounds more like a Windows Updated induced issue. I had a very similar experience on my brand new laptop when Windows 10 automatically updated to the April 2018 v1803 update, it made it impossible to use the DVD drive, and caused Acer Care Center to deem my SSD as failing. The solution was uninstalling the April 2018 v1803 update which fixed the issue immediately, then two weeks later when it auto installed that update again it didn't seem to break anything vital that I could find, nothing obvious that is.

Dunno, but when people buy a PC built for them by whomever versus an established well known system builder who knows if they're getting a legally licensed version installed.

A glitch in Windows, never. Could just be some system builders are installing it to test a system with their software tools of choice, and leave it installed instead of wiping it off the system and installing the consumer build. In other words it could be down to laziness.

Doesn't really matter what the software product is anymore rather it's free or paid you really have to pay attention to what it's doing, and some at least give a clue during setup that they'll collect telemetry data. On a Windows system I don't trust anything anymore not even from previously trusted sources. Looking at the amount of never ending logs created by the Win10 OS, and installed programs that alone to me is a definite clue. The OS is built to spy upon us with telemetry, certain graphics drivers enable a telemetry task (NVIDIA) and create a buttload of tracking data according to posts I've seen on other forums, and many PC manufacturers want daily telemetry (some allow opting-out during initial registration/configuration of a system), etc. While telemetry is active in allot of closed-source freeware software ("spyware"), it's even more disturbing when it's enabled in paid for software.

See here for a quick explanation: https://forum.piriform.com/topic/52455-which-update-is-valid/?do=findComment&comment=298903 Then uninstall v5.45, and download the current v5.44.

I don't know if they deal with "SiteSecurityServiceState.txt" by default or not, however I've never tested if they finally added that into it.

Yes it's SuperCookies ("Evercookies, Zombiecookies, etc.,"). Ever since it was found out I've been personally using this with Firefox Portable: [Super Cookies*] LangSecRef=3026 SpecialDetect=DET_MOZILLA Default=True FileKey1=%SystemDrive%\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile|SiteSecurityServiceState.txt FileKey2=%SystemDrive%\PortableApps\FirefoxPortableESR\Data\profile|SiteSecurityServiceState.txt

You could have the Disk Cleanup app that's built into Windows delete the Thumbnail cache, and then reboot. Upon startup it may take it a minute or so to refresh.