I am back to 4.17 version just to rid my system of that monitoring thing.(Yes, I save my downloads to a cloud, so it wasn't hard to find) IF I can find an earlier version of the free CCleaner, I will put it in, and 4.17 has some things I was not happy about, but could live with.
I will be visiting here kind of regular for a few days or a week or so to see if this issue actually has a good resolution!
I unchecked both places in 4.18 mentioned in this and another post, cleaned out the registry and restarted my PC.
Guess what? The monitoring icon show back up in the task bar, and the start up was added back into the registry and the CCleaner interface and the start up location(s).
I just need a good system cleaner!
WHAT I DON'T need another piece of software that is going to embed itself in my system to the point of ignoring even IT'S OWN SETTINGS! It's bad enough all of the MS crap and the manufacturer crap that is already 'monitoring' my system! (Most of which I have been able to get rid of or disable)