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The latest version of Notepad (11.2302.16.0) has unfortunately moved the search string from the file "User.dat" to the following file: %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_*\Settings\settings.dat But beware, this brings back the problem that deleting the file also deletes all user settings!

Actually, the Windows version does not matter, because Edge (Chromium) always stores the user profile in the same location. On my system I use the latest Windows 10 version. However, I also still test everything in a VM with the latest Windows 11 version. If the entry [Microsoft Edge Bookmark Favicons *], although you have corrected the typo, does not delete the favicons, then I unfortunately cannot say what the reason is. There is no logical explanation for this. In general: Before manually changing the Winapp2.ini in the directory of CCleaner, you have to make sure that CCleaner is completely closed. And after that, that the change to the FileKey is really saved. If it is not the portable version of CCleaner, you usually need admin rights for this. Or you just wait for an updated version of the Winapp2.ini. I think @Winapp2.ini will release it soon.

Now I have the feeling that we are somehow talking completely past each other... That is exactly right and intentional, since "Favicons*" has been moved to its own separate entry [Microsoft Edge Bookmark Favicons *]: [Microsoft Edge Bookmark Favicons *] LangSecRef=3006 DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge* FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*|favicons* In my previous post, I just wanted to show that the FileKeys follow the same scheme and therefore the entry works. From my side, everything is now said on the subject of favicons.

Did you actually read the two posts directly above yours?

Then you must have done something wrong by mistake, because if this FileKey has deleted the icons... FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*|History*;Favicons*;Visited Links*;Top Sites*;Network Action Predictor*;Shortcuts ...then also this FileKey must delete the icons: FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*|favicons* (Maybe Edge or CCleaner was not completely closed?) I have neither suggested nor added the entries for the favicons.

Modified entries: [Microsoft Edge Bookmark Favicons *] LangSecRef=3006 DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge* FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*|favicons* Fixed typo in FileKey1. [Chromium Bookmark Favicons *] ... Fixed typo in entry name.

You could perhaps also check why the entry for the Edge does not work, then you might also have noticed that there is a typo in the path: FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Micrsoft\Edge*\User Data\*|favicons* The first "o" in "Microsoft" is missing! This is true, however even an average user should not simply select all Winapp2.ini entries without reading the names. If you are not sure, it is better to leave the entry unselected. @Winapp2.ini has completely revised and restructured the Winapp2.ini. Thereby some entries were merged. That errors can creep in with such a large revision is certainly normal and completely unintentional.

But this is not a real issue, since the name of the entry says pretty clearly what will be deleted. This entry already exists, not only for Edge but for all browsers: [Microsoft Edge Bookmark Favicons *] LangSecRef=3006 DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge* FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Micrsoft\Edge*\User Data\*|favicons* [Chromium Bookbark Favicons *] (This entry name has a typo!) [Vivaldi Bookmark Favicons *] [Brave Bookmark Favicons *] [Opera Bookmark Favicons *]

JFYI: The problem should no longer occur with the latest Winapp2.ini version 230224.

JFYI: The problem should no longer occur with the latest Winapp2.ini version 230224.

@Winapp2.ini The following problem should be fixed: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/64286-ccleaner-deletes-start-menu-entries/?do=findComment&comment=340972 Thanks in advance!

I found the culprit, it is the entry [Internet Explorer *] from the latest Winapp2.ini. The merged FileKey4 is too aggressive, because it also cleans other cache folders that do not belong to Internet Explorer: FileKey4=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\*Cache*|*|RECURSE This folder, for example, should not be cleaned up: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Caches

JFYI: @Winapp2.ini already released an updated version (230217) of Winapp2.ini yesterday, which should fix the side effects mentioned here and which contains the forgotten changes from this thread.

[Windows Settings *] only cleans the Windows "Settings" app and therefore cannot damage anything in Explorer settings. The entry was previously just called [Settings *] and has not changed otherwise. However, it is true that [Windows Shell *] resets these Explorer view settings. That is why the old entry [Folders View Settings *] had a warning and a unique name before. [Microsoft Edge Favorites Icons *] is only for the old original Microsoft Edge. The favicons of the current Edge are deleted by the entry [Microsoft Edge History *], as @siliconman01 already reported: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/32310-winapp2ini-additions/?do=findComment&comment=340839

First, many thanks for releasing the revised version. I think it's more because all the changes posted here since June 17, 2022 haven't made it into the new Winapp2.ini yet. In this post, @siliconman01 made the changes: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/32310-winapp2ini-additions/?do=findComment&comment=338800

CCleaner only cleans the list of recently used files in WordPad. Did you therefore also search for the file with the "Explorer" in your "Documents" folder? (CCleaner deletes files with the extension .rtf only from the folder "Downloads", if you have enabled the cleanup rule "Documents" under "Windows Downloads".)

We are still waiting for @Winapp2.ini to finish and release her major revision of Winapp2.ini and Winapp2ool. I guess we'll have to be patient a little longer.

Take a look at this post: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/64110-cant-open-microsoft-programs-after-running-ccleaner/#comment-340399 (And check in CCleaner under "Performance Optimizer" if the Office applications are also in sleep state. If so, wake them all up again.)

You're welcome. I'm still using Windows 10, so unfortunately I haven't dealt with Windows 11 that intensively yet. Sorry.

Unfortunately, it often takes a lot of patience until a change makes it into CCleaner. You could help yourself with a winapp2.ini file: https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048432831-How-to-add-your-own-program-for-CCleaner-for-Windows-to-clean The cleanup rule would then look like this: [Adobe Reader DC *] LangSecRef=3021 Detect=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC Default=True RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFiles RegKey2=HKCU\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFolders

This could be because the 64-bit version, which Adobe now prefers, uses a different registry key. The cleaning rule would have to be adjusted accordingly. RegKeyX=HKCU\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFiles RegKeyX=HKCU\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFolders

I can confirm these files. Every time I close Firefox, a new file is added... Here is a new cleanup rule: [Cache2 *] LangSecRef=3026 DetectFile=%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox FileKey1=%CommonAppData%\Mozilla*|cache2.*

Just for information: I briefly had time to do a quick test in a VM. It is really the Performance Optimizer that sets the Debugger entries. I put Firefox to sleep via the Performance Optimizer and right after that this new registry entry appears: If you now want to run Firefox, the Debugger entry first runs CCleanerReactivator.exe, which deletes the registry entry to allow Firefox to start. However, if the CCleanerReactivator files are missing, Windows reports that Firefox cannot be found. Then the Debugger entry must be deleted manually to be able to start Firefox again. (Since the portable version does not contain the Performance Optimizer, this should only occur if CCleaner is uninstalled incorrectly.) Unfortunately, I could not test Office, but the CCleanerReactivator does not seem to work correctly with it, at least that is what the reports suggest. Piriform should take a look at this urgently! (By the way, Avast has also had this problem: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234759.0)

No, please do not just delete everything! You still have to click on the subkey for the "xxx.exe" of the affected program, as I described it for Excel (excel.exe). In the right panel of Regedit you will see a Debugger entry if you are affected by the problem and you can delete this Debugger entry.

The user who first reported this problem had written that the Debugger entries were always located here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options Below the "xxx.exe" registry key of the affected program. For Excel, for example, the Debugger entry would then be found in this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\excel.exe