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Looking into this - I have been traveling for family matters for several weeks without access to my devices, apologies for the radio silence on this. The duplicate entry will also be fixed shortly. Thank you for your patience.

 

The application FileActivityWatch can be helpful in narrowing down things like this. I also suspect /AC/ directory cleaning may be too aggressive - I only use a local account and did not encounter and issues during testing before pushing those changes.

 

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On both my Windows 10x64 Pro and Windows 11x64 Pro systems, I run only a local user account.  My personal logon/account picture on these systems is stored in the Pictures folder of my user account.  In CCleaner, if I have Applications>Windows>[Windows Subsystems *] active/checkmarked, it causes the picture to display as the "no picture at all" icon.  It does not corrupt or remove my account/logon picture from the Pictures folder.  I do get an error message if I try to restore the picture via Settings>Acounts>Your Info.  This error goes away on system reboot.  I have no idea what code Windows Subsystems  is causing this problem.

[Windows Subsystems *]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Cache|*|RECURSE
FileKey2=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AppCache|*|RECURSE
FileKey3=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\metastore|*.jrs
FileKey4=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\remotemetastore\*|*.jrs
FileKey5=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache|*|RECURSE
FileKey6=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\AC|*|RECURSE
FileKey7=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\LocalCache|*|RECURSE
FileKey8=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\LocalState\Cache|*|RECURSE
FileKey9=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\Settings|*.log*
FileKey10=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\TempState|*|RECURSE
FileKey11=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\RAC\PublishedData|*.log;*.jrs
FileKey12=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\RAC\StateData|*.log;*.jrs
FileKey13=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\RAC\Temp|*
FileKey14=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataCache\dmrccache.bak|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey15=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Sqm\Manifest|*.bin
FileKey16=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Sqm\Sessions|*.psqm;*.sqm
FileKey17=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\PeerNetworking|*|RECURSE
FileKey18=%UserProfile%\Documents\Remote Assistance Logs|*.xml
FileKey19=%WinDir%\$regcmp$|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey20=%WinDir%\ehome|PRDMOWrapper.log
FileKey21=%WinDir%\msdownld.tmp|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey22=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows|qwavecache.dat
FileKey23=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking|*|RECURSE
FileKey24=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\PeerDist*|*.chk;*.jrs
FileKey25=%WinDir%\System32|PRDMOWrapper.log;qwavecache.dat
FileKey26=%WinDir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Device Metadata\dmrccache\downloads|*.tmp
FileKey27=%WinDir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\tw-*.tmp|empty.check|REMOVESELF
FileKey28=%WinDir%\System32\sru|*|RECURSE
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
RegKey2=HKCU\Software\Classes\MIME\Database\Content Type
RegKey3=HKCU\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications
RegKey4=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Keyboard\Native Media Players
RegKey5=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MUICache
RegKey6=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
RegKey7=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ESENT\Process
RegKey8=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Active Setup Temp Folders|Folder
RegKey9=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup|Installation Sources
RegKey10=HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Active Setup Temp Folders|Folder

Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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51 minutes ago, Winapp2.ini said:

probably FileKey6=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\AC|*|RECURSE

of the issues, this is the one I can reproduce most consistently. Probably the .tbacctpic* files in \AC\TokenBroker\Accounts

Yep, FileKey6 does appear to cause the problem with the pic.  I took it out and tested it on my Win10 and Win11 systems.  Thanks very much for the solution.🙃  It's been bugging me for weeks. 


[Windows Subsystems *]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Cache|*|RECURSE
FileKey2=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AppCache|*|RECURSE
FileKey3=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\metastore|*.jrs
FileKey4=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\remotemetastore\*|*.jrs
FileKey5=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache|*|RECURSE
FileKey6=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\LocalCache|*|RECURSE
FileKey7=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\LocalState\Cache|*|RECURSE
FileKey8=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\Settings|*.log*
FileKey9=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_*\TempState|*|RECURSE
FileKey10=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\RAC\PublishedData|*.log;*.jrs
FileKey11=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\RAC\StateData|*.log;*.jrs
FileKey12=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\RAC\Temp|*
FileKey13=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataCache\dmrccache.bak|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey14=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Sqm\Manifest|*.bin
FileKey15=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Sqm\Sessions|*.psqm;*.sqm
FileKey16=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\PeerNetworking|*|RECURSE
FileKey17=%UserProfile%\Documents\Remote Assistance Logs|*.xml
FileKey18=%WinDir%\$regcmp$|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey19=%WinDir%\ehome|PRDMOWrapper.log
FileKey20=%WinDir%\msdownld.tmp|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey21=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows|qwavecache.dat
FileKey22=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking|*|RECURSE
FileKey23=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\PeerDist*|*.chk;*.jrs
FileKey24=%WinDir%\System32|PRDMOWrapper.log;qwavecache.dat
FileKey25=%WinDir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Device Metadata\dmrccache\downloads|*.tmp
FileKey26=%WinDir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\tw-*.tmp|empty.check|REMOVESELF
FileKey27=%WinDir%\System32\sru|*|RECURSE
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
RegKey2=HKCU\Software\Classes\MIME\Database\Content Type
RegKey3=HKCU\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications
RegKey4=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Keyboard\Native Media Players
RegKey5=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MUICache
RegKey6=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
RegKey7=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ESENT\Process
RegKey8=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Active Setup Temp Folders|Folder
RegKey9=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup|Installation Sources
RegKey10=HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Active Setup Temp Folders|Folder

Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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Thanks for the Winapp2.ini update.😉

Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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Is Winapp2ool.ini version 1.5.8000.34368 considered a beta release or a public release?  Reason for my question is that my older brother's Winapp2ool.ini does not offer to update to 1.5.8000.34368 (he is not set to accept beta updates).

Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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Revised Entry

[Windows Shell - Folder View Settings *]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
RegKey2=HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags
RegKey3=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU
RegKey4=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags

On XP:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags

Windows after XP:
HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

Removed unnecessary:
HKCU\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
HKCU\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

https://www.jeroentielen.nl/explaining-the-bagsbagmru-registry-tree-trying/


New Entries

[Windows Shell - Desktop View Settings *]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
Warning=This will reset Desktop view settings to default.
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
RegKey2=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

This resets Desktop view settings to default. Also removes history of previously removed Desktop shortcuts.


[Notification Area Icons Cache *]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
RegKey1=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings
RegKey2=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify

 

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On 03/09/2023 at 03:44, siliconman01 said:

Is Winapp2ool.ini version 1.5.8000.34368 considered a beta release or a public release?  Reason for my question is that my older brother's Winapp2ool.ini does not offer to update to 1.5.8000.34368 (he is not set to accept beta updates).

1.5.8000.34368 is indeed intended to be public, I neglected to build the application for release. I will fix this soon

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There are a couple of issues in [Firefox Caches*] in winapp2.ini in version 290901.

1. "xulstore.json" has been included for deletion in the %AppData% profiles.  Deleting xulstore.json causes the menu bar setting to be lost in Firefox, FirefoxESR, Librewolf, Palemoon, etc. and the status bar view settings in Palemoon.  This file doesn't contain personal data or urls or other privacy related issues that I can tell.  It is just for maintaining the toolbar presence and window locations.  I think that xulstore.json should be removed from those lists (FileKey2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38)

2. Basilisk is included in the %LocalAppData% FileKeys (FileKey43, 44, 45).  Basilisk is not included in the %AppData% FileKeys with the other browsers.  Basilisk should be added back in here starting at FileKey7 and can have the same treatment the same as Palemoon. This browser is back in active development now for some time.

Thank you.

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5 hours ago, PICPro said:

There are a couple of issues in [Firefox Caches*] in winapp2.ini in version 290901.

1. "xulstore.json" has been included for deletion in the %AppData% profiles.  Deleting xulstore.json causes the menu bar setting to be lost in Firefox, FirefoxESR, Librewolf, Palemoon, etc. and the status bar view settings in Palemoon.  This file doesn't contain personal data or urls or other privacy related issues that I can tell.  It is just for maintaining the toolbar presence and window locations.  I think that xulstore.json should be removed from those lists (FileKey2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38)

2. Basilisk is included in the %LocalAppData% FileKeys (FileKey43, 44, 45).  Basilisk is not included in the %AppData% FileKeys with the other browsers.  Basilisk should be added back in here starting at FileKey7 and can have the same treatment the same as Palemoon. This browser is back in active development now for some time.

Thank you.

noted re: xulstore.json, I have had to delete this file in the past to fix broken view settings and thought that perhaps it generally is automatically generated based on my testing but as always, many are the browser configurations :rolleyes:. it's not my intention that the mainline winapp2.ini file include "corrective" deletion routines for stuff like this!

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4 hours ago, Winapp2.ini said:

noted re: xulstore.json, I have had to delete this file in the past to fix broken view settings and thought that perhaps it generally is automatically generated based on my testing but as always, many are the browser configurations :rolleyes:.

xulstore.json is automatically regenerated if deleted, however, since the previous contents are lost that had view and position setting, the newly generated file has the firefox defaults like after a fresh install.  The customization of the View->Toolbar settings are lost along with some window dimensions. It makes sense to delete it if it is corrupt, and then re-set things up.  But this isn't something that you would want to clear when cleaning up cached items.

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On 05/09/2023 at 09:36, Winapp2.ini said:

1.5.8000.34368 is indeed intended to be public, I neglected to build the application for release. I will fix this soon

Thanks.  Please let us know when it is updated so I work with my older brother via DUO to update his system.  😉

Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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This is from another cleaner so i'd like to get an entry written for CCleaner winapp2.ini please:

Run external command: taskkill.exe /f /IM explorer.exe ?B
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1280.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_16.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1920.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_256.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_2560.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_32.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_48.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_768.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_96.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_custom_stream.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_exif.db
Delete 7.4kB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_idx.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_sr.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_wide.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_wide_alternate.db
Run external command: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe ?B

 

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2 hours ago, CSGalloway said:

This is from another cleaner so i'd like to get an entry written for CCleaner winapp2.ini please:

Run external command: taskkill.exe /f /IM explorer.exe ?B
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1280.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_16.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1920.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_256.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_2560.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_32.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_48.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_768.db
Delete 1MB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_96.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_custom_stream.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_exif.db
Delete 7.4kB C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_idx.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_sr.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_wide.db
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_wide_alternate.db
Run external command: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe ?B

 

winapp2.ini cannot stop programs or services so cannot clean things that require it automatically

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6 hours ago, CSGalloway said:

This is from another cleaner so i'd like to get an entry written for CCleaner winapp2.ini please:

Run external command: taskkill.exe /f /IM explorer.exe ?B
Delete 24B C:\Users\csgal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1280.db
...

This is already cleaned up by CCleaner's built-in cleanup rule [Thumbnail Cache]. Sometimes the files are locked, but basically they can be cleaned with it.

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Should this be added into Microsoft Edge Chromium cleaning?

Don't know if it's safe to clean or not, but I've been nuking it on my system with no ill effects. Would need someone else to test and verify if it should or shouldn't be cleaned before it's just blindly added into the community winapp2.ini.

"C:\Users\UserProfileName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Module Info Cache"


[Edge Module Info Cache *]
LangSecRef=3006
DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\|Module Info Cache

 

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I agree that "Module Info Cache" should be deleted.  I don't find any harm in deleting it.  Since it may affect some aspect of the browsers that I don't use, hopefully others can test this too.
Other Chromium based browsers have this file too.
For for Vivaldi, the path is:

%LocalAppData%\Vivaldi\User Data|Module Info Cache

For Opera, the path is:

%AppData%\Opera Software\Opera Stable|Module Info Cache

OperaGX is similar. I don't have Google Chrome to test with.  The file contains paths and filenames to many of the installed programs and Windows files.  If you use a sophisticated text editor like Notepad++, and turn off the control and non-printing characters and set the text encoding, you can easily view the plain text portion of the file.

Vivaldi recreates "Module Info Cache" when a non-private window is closed.
Opera recreates the file when a URL is loaded, even in a private window.
The newly recreated files were significantly smaller.

Because this file may contain references to programs that have been uninstalled or files that may have been deleted, it represents a small privacy risk.

 

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2 hours ago, PICPro said:

Because this file may contain references to programs that have been uninstalled or files that may have been deleted, it represents a small privacy risk.

 

 

That's why I started having CCleaner delete it, seemed odd it would have references to other programs, etc. It was somewhat alarming seeing all the stuff it had inside it, and is perplexing why a browser would even need to keep a cache like that. Seems sort of like some data-mining for profiling the user, they all want our data at no cost.

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Modified entry:  [Snagit *]

Added FileKey8

[Snagit *]
LangSecRef=3021
Detect=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Logs|*.log
FileKey2=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit|Tray.bin
FileKey3=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\*\NativeCrashReporting\Reports|*.dmp|RECURSE
FileKey4=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\*\WebView2Cache\EBWebView\*\GPUCache|*|REMOVESELF
FileKey5=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\CrashDumps|*|RECURSE
FileKey6=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\DataStore\AppIcons|*.ico
FileKey7=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\DataStore\WebSiteIcons|*.ico
FileKey8=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\License|*.log
FileKey9=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\Thumbnails|*|RECURSE
FileKey10=%LocalAppData%\TechSmith\Snagit\TrackerbirdFiles|*.log*
FileKey11=%ProgramData%\TechSmith\Uploader|*.log
FileKey12=%Public%\TechSmith\Snagit\License|*.cache;*.log
FileKey13=%UserProfile%\Documents|SnagitDebug.log
FileKey14=%UserProfile%\Documents\Snagit|*.snagx
FileKey15=%UserProfile%\Documents\Snagit\.metadata|*|RECURSE
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\9|StampCustomFolder
RegKey2=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\10|StampCustomFolder
RegKey3=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\11|CaptureCount
RegKey4=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\11|CaptureOpenCount
RegKey5=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\11|OutputDirLastUsed
RegKey6=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\11|VidOutputDirLastUsed
RegKey7=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\11\SnagItEditor\Tray|Thumbnailsize
RegKey8=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\12|CaptureCount
RegKey9=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\12|CaptureOpenCount
RegKey10=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\12|OutputDirLastUsed
RegKey11=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\12|VidOutputDirLastUsed
RegKey12=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\12\SnagItEditor\Tray|Thumbnailsize
RegKey13=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13|CaptureCount
RegKey14=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13|CaptureOpenCount
RegKey15=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13|OutputDirLastUsed
RegKey16=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13|VidOutputDirLastUsed
RegKey17=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13\Recent Captures
RegKey18=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13\SnagitEditor\Recent File List
RegKey19=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\13\SnagItEditor\Tray|Thumbnailsize
RegKey20=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\18|CaptureCount
RegKey21=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\18|CaptureOpenCount
RegKey22=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\18|OutputDirLastUsed
RegKey23=HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Snagit\18|VidOutputDirLastUsed
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Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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New addition:  [LogiOptionsPlus Cache *]

[LogiOptionsPlus Cache *]
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Detect=HKLM\Software\Logitech\LogiOptionsPlus
FileKey1=%ProgramData%\LogiOptionsPlus\Cache|*.*

 

Windows 10 x64 Pro on ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard, i7-6700k CPU,H220 X2 Liquid Cooler, 64 gbyte RipJaws DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 500 gbyte SSD + Samsung 850 Pro 512 gbyte SSD, EVGA RTX 3060 Titan graphics card (Home Built System);  Windows 11x64 Pro on 512 gigabyte Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Laptop/tablet and Dell XPS 8940 PC.  ASUS RT-AC88U router, 14 tbyte WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS Server, 200 Mbps cable Internet, MS Edge Chromium, MS Office 2021 (Local), Casper 11, DisplayFusion (3 Flat Panel Displays per system):   Latest Bitdefender Internet Security, Quicken, Weather Watcher Live, ThumbsPlus 10, Sticky Password 8, WD Smartware, CyberLink PowerDVD23, MSI AfterBurner, Rainmeter, 8GadgetPack, and many more.

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