Hi All
“C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe” /auto /shutdown
Maybe I’m missing something, but does anyone know if there is a way of getting /auto to work? I’ve used the combination of /auto /shutdown for many years and since upgrading to the latest version of version 6 I have discovered /shutdown works, but /auto no longer does. I see there’s been some debate about it over the years, but I haven’t spotted a solution. It’s not an essential feature, just very convenient. I don’t see the point of loading CCleaner with /shutdown just to close Windows, though.
I’m now using 6.41 following the disappointment of installing version 7 and discovering it’s inability to function along the same lines as version 6. I followed @nukecad’s super post How to Roll Back from v7 to v6.## (Now V6.41) which was such a great relief, although version 7 had already done some annoying damage. [For me, there should be a health warning attached to v7.]
Regards
Rick
The commnand line parameters stopped working properly some years ago.
It seems to have been just another part of the general “dumbing down” of CCleaner over the past several years in order to target a non-technical user base.
I doubt if most of the current new purchasers even know how to use cmd, powershell, or terminal.
The command line still works for me in version 6.41. However, I run “CCleaner64.exe” instead of “CCleaner.exe”. Have you tried that yet? Otherwise, you could try running the command line as an administrator.
This is what I suspected, but following @APMichael’s reply, I amended my command line and have discovered that /auto and /shutdown both work on their own, but /auto with /shutdown just carries out a shutdown. Life with Windows is such fun at times!
I think I might call it a day on this one.
Thank you for spotting that.
I have discovered that /auto and /shutdown both work on their own, but /auto with /shutdown just carries out a shutdown.
I think I’ll give up on this one.
CCleaner is behaving strangely; it seems the parameters are being executed in the wrong order.
You could create a batch file that should work correctly:
START "CCleaner64" /WAIT "%ProgramFiles%\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" /AUTO
SHUTDOWN /s /f
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@APMichael
I’ll give that a try some time.
Many thanks 
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@Laurence_CCleaner
Could you pass on APMichael’s findings to the devs.
Baldrick was actually the one who found the issue with the command-line parameters.
But I do not really believe that the developers will fix something in version 6.x.
@hazelnut, I would, but version 6 is now a frozen product and they are putting all their efforts into the disappointing version 7.
