CCleaner starts with Windows even though startup options are turned off everywhere.
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
version: 21H2
OS build: 19044.1645
Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4170.0</em>
In CCleaner
• <strong>Settings </strong>>> "<strong><em>Run ... when you start Windows</em></strong>" is unchecked
• <strong>Smart Cleaning </strong>>> "<strong><em>Enable Smart Cleaning</em></strong>" is unchecked
In Windows
• <strong>Settings </strong>>> <strong>Apps </strong>>> <strong>Startup </strong>>> CCleaner is toggled Off
• <strong>Task Manager </strong>>> <strong>Startup </strong>tab >> CCleaner is Disabled
• no shortcut in <em><strong>%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\</strong></em>
What else could be starting up CCleaner automatically?
I was having the same issue. All settings were off, yet Ccleaner still starts with Windows. What fixed it for me was opening Task Scheduler and disabling the "Ccleaner Update" and "Ccleanercrashreporting" tasks.
It's pretty silly that despite having auto updates and update notifications disabled it still runs in the background to check for updates.