Hi,
I have always used the option to cleanup at system startup. Now it does not work any longer. Only thing I can think of is that I "upgraded" to Windows 10 and fell back almost instantly to Windows 7. After that, the automatic launch option doesn't work any more. I have tried everything (checked the registry entry, uninstalled/installed, run as admin, etc.) I haven't found anyone with the same issue yet, wich bothers me kind of... Anyone?
Not sure if it may have anything to do with Fast Boot.
I have it turned off because I don't like the fact that when you select 'shutdown' on a machine with FastBoot enabled it's not a real shut down, just a pretend/hibernate type thing.
Hi, I do not (consciously) use Fast Boot. The "auto launch" option of CCleaner used to work fine before. Only after my fallback from Windows 10 it doesn't work any longer. Very strange, I tried everything...
Fast Boot/Startup is enabled by default in Windows 10
Have a good read of this page which will help you understand what it is and does.
http://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/
I read the tutorial you refer to, when I come to the point to "Change settings that are currently unavailable” (I see the option in the panel, just like in the tutorial) NOTHING happens. Through your tip regarding FastBoot, I realized that I have been messing with the power options lately, and that that may actually be the issue here (NOT the fallback from Windows 10...). But even when I have restored all the powerplans to their default settings, I do not get the option to "turn on (or off) Fast Startup". I am currently using Windows 7, as I stated before. And, when I click "Change settings that are currently unavailable”, nothing happens... I will try another reboot, see what happens... Thx so far for your help!
I forgot you had fallen back to Win 7, in my mind you were still on Win 10
Any luck after rebooting?
Nope, I am still puzzeled, especially since nobody else seems te have this issue. Most of the time, when Googling correctly, I find an answer to any issue, but not this time. Registry setting & msconfig tell me that CCleaner should run at system startup ("/auto"), but it just doesn't... Not after uninstalling/installing, not after restoring my power options to default, not after reinstalling in admin mode, not after setting the "Run Ccleaner when the computer starts"-option as an admin... And the strange thing is it used to work correctly, Before, I used to see the icon is the taskbar. /Monitor doesn't work either, only after I've started Ccleaner manually. I just need to figure this out because I cannot stand it that something doesn't work as designed ;-)
What is also different is that I now get promted to run Ccleaner, even if I start it as an admin. I know I had that issue before but I got rid of it a long time ago. Before, even if Ccleaner did get started automatically at system startup, I still got prompted. And when I finally worked around that, it really worked in the background. So it looks a bit like a security settings issue, don't you think?
Just an obvious thing to check (which I'm sure you will have done but I guess I have to ask)
Have you checked that all the notification icons that you wants to show in the taskbar are actually showing?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000734.htm
If you look in the Windows task Manager after you have booted up are any instances of ccleaner showing?
1st question: yes
2nd question: no instances/processes showing, only after I start Ccleaner "manually"