With the installer version, the 'Registry' tab has been moved into tools or options (can't remember which). In the portable version, the tab is still there.
I just launched v6.24 Portable and it's been moved to Tools in the one that I have. (Software Updater has replaced it on the sidebar).
There again at this moment in time, with all that is going on, I could not be confident of saying that my v6.24.11060 is the same as your v6.24.11060 (portable or installed versions).
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13 minutes ago, nukecad said:<div class="ipsQuote_contents"> <p> There again at this moment in time, with all that is going on, I could not be confident of saying that my v6.24.11060 is the same as your </p> </div>
? It is, and it isn't at the same time! This is like Schrödinger's cat, when you look at it is when you actually find out!
Basically, things change a few milliseconds after the program is started (for the first time?), the binaries themselves are the same, the one in the portable release is bit-by-bit identical to the one in the installer. If I were to guess, I'd say with "Patches", "MicroUpdates" and those other Cfg-named parameters can be used to tweak things per installation ID:
One thing I just noticed when running the portable version of CCleaner is that 3rd party analytics are opt-out, not opt-in (there is "thirdPartyAnalyticsEnabled=1" under the GDPR section in "Data\usercfg.ini"). Perhaps it doesn't apply, but as far as I know to be compliant with that regulation it ought to be opt-in, no related dialog was shown on first start.
Well, I disabled my outgoing firewall rule and, even with update unchecked, it updated itself. I now have the software updater instead of the registry and the registry has been moved into tools.
Too late to edit my last post so I wanted to provide this information:
When I allowed ccleaner64.exe to connect to the internet, a large amount of string values was added to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner
One of those string values switched the registry editor and software updater. I didn't note which string value it was.
However, since I KNOW how to remove software updater and not registery editor, I blocked ccleaner64.exe with an oubound firewall rule. Then, I deleted the Piriform key. When reopening ccleaner64.exe, it reversed registry and software updater. I was then able to add back (Cfg)SoftwareUpdater with 0 value and software updater is now gone again.
Forget this, for now on, I'm just using winapp2.ini and winapptool to update ccleaner and that's it.
12 hours ago, Anony2000 said:<div class="ipsQuote_contents ipsClearfix" data-gramm="false"> <p> I disabled my outgoing firewall rule and, even with update unchecked, it updated itself. </p> </div>
Thanks for that, it confirms something that I suspected on the issue of Custom Clean being paywalled, which you may have noticed the posts about.
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