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C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd c:\
>dir /a /x /p
find 8.3 name(contains the tilde(~)
like here for AdwCleaner it's ADWCLE~1
To remover the windows.old 0 byte folder
in command
>rd /s (8.3 name here)
Example:
>rd /s ADWCLE~1
>are you sure?(Y/N)
Be ABSOLUTLY sure of the 8.3 name, because what you delete will be gone, and unrecoverable.
As of version 5.36 : Without asking for permission, CCleaner now inserts itself into your Windows Task Scheduler and runs permanently, phoning home, even if you UNCHECKED auto-updating at installation (!)
Do disable this intrusive behavior:
Start > Type: Task Scheduler > Task Scheduler Library > Right click Delete CCleaner items
I asked them:
What is the purpose of giving us the option to disable automatic updates at installation.... if you nevertheless inserted CCleaner exes into the Windows Task Scheduler itself to permanently run !
They justified this by saying that it's an emergency updater in case the same thing happens again.
I don't know if it's just me, but I find the opposite to be true, if they get taken over by a third party (again) then that third party has an immediate takeover route to us, by using the "emergency" updater they inserted into the Windows Task Scheduler without any way to turn this off inside CCleaner itself, even if you disable updates.
Is there an issue with Ccleaner and Windows 10 FCU ? I have had the enclosed screenshot for the past 20 minutes! If I run windows clean up I don't see anything mentioned of memory dump.