[Windows 8 and MS account logins]

Thanks for taking the time to help, as I appreciate it.

 

I suppose I will re-enable my winapp2.ini and go through one by one to see if I can narrow down what may be causing it. I should eventually find the culprit. If by chance you stumble across the offending entry before I do, please post it here. Or, if it wouldn't be an issue, if you wouldn't mind posting what you have checked for your Win 8 installation, minus any custom entries. That would at least give me a starting point, as my old configuration obviously wasn't working anymore...

[Windows 8 and MS account logins]

I'd start with unchecking Saved Passwords as the obvious one

 

re your edit: thank you as we would have had to ask you to do that in order to provide help.

 

Just to make sure, your Windows' Log-in equals your Microsoft Account (linked) or no (unlinked)

 

No, I use Norton and a standard US keyboard layout.

 

Well, I think the issue was related to the winapp2.ini configuration. I replicated the problem once after deleting winapp2.ini and making a new ccleaner.ini file, but haven't been able to since. It is now functioning just fine. The odd thing is that I've been using the winapp2.ini for years without issue--and on Windows 8 since launch (along with my MS account. I wonder if a new entry was added (that I subsequently) marked for removal) that deletes the necessary files or if Microsoft changed anything in an update?

[Windows 8 and MS account logins]

Thank you for the quick replies. Here is my ccleaner.ini file--there shouldn't be anything personal on it to begin with, as I only really have one custom path that is usually disabled. Here is the full text from the file:

 

[Options]

UpdateKey=08/16/2013 08:26:53 PM

CookiesToSave=crunchyroll.com|google.com|login.live.com|mail.google.com

WINDOW_LEFT=594

WINDOW_TOP=278

WINDOW_WIDTH=733

WINDOW_HEIGHT=524

WINDOW_MAX=0

(App)Autocomplete Form History=True

(App)Saved Passwords=True

(App)Windows Error Reporting=True

(App)Mozilla - Saved Passwords=False

(App)Mozilla - Compact Databases=True

(App)Google Chrome - Saved Form Information=True

(App)Google Chrome - Saved Passwords=True

(App)Google Chrome - Compact Databases=True

(App)Game Explorer=True

(App)Google Chrome - Internet Cache=True

Include1=PATH|C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\|*.*|RECURSE

(App)Custom Folders=False

(App)Mozilla - Saved Form Information=True

 

Edit: I should note that at one point I was using the winapp2.ini file for more entries. I stopped using it after I started running into this issue.

[Windows 8 and MS account logins]

I'm running a linked account and don't have this issue, are you running the registry section of ccleaner?

 

I did just after re-installing the OS. Fwiw, this was a recent issue within the last couple of weeks. It occurred even after OS refresh/reset. I've tried restoring backups of registry to no avail.

[Windows 8 and MS account logins]

I've been troubleshooting why Windows 8 keeps logging me out of my MS account and may have narrowed it down to CCleaner's actions. I'd like to know where this information is stored and if its location corresponds with one of CCleaner's cleaning options. This way, I can either uncheck the option or just exclude the offending file or directory. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as I keep having to log back into my account to use account-linked apps.

 

Edit: using the latest version 4.04.4197 portable