Why does Ccleaner think the Edge browser is still open when I use Ccleaner even though it's not open?
Try changing these 2 settings in Edge:
Hi arejfour:
I can confirm that one of my recent MS Edge updates (likely v103.0.1264.62, rel. 14-Jul-2022) automatically turned on my Startup Boost setting at Settings | System and Performance | System. I couldn't figure out why my CCleaner custom clean scan kept reporting today that MS Edge was still running until I opened Task Manager and saw there were multiple instances of msedge.exe running in the background even though I hadn't opened that browser for a few days.
As Nergal suggested in CC Cleaner tells me edge is Running but it isn't, make sure "Startup Boost" and "Continue Running Background Extensions and Apps When Microsoft Edge is Closed" are both turned OFF to ensure MS Edge processes don't continuously run in the background.
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64-bit Win 10 Pro v21H2 build 19044.1766 * Firefox v102.0.1 (default browser) * MS Edge 103.0.1264.62 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.2205.7-1.1.19400.3 * Malwarebytes Premium v4.5.11.202-1.0.1716 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.6867 * CCleaner Free Portable v5.91.9537 * Inspiron 5583/5584 BIOS v1.18.0
Dell Inspiron 15 5584, Intel i5-8265U CPU, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 620</span>