The data includes usage analytics and continuous scanning of systems in order to alert users when junk files are discovered. While you have the menu open, you might as well remove the ticks next to Enable System Monitoring and Enable Browser Monitoring. The newly added monitoring elements are called Active monitoring and heartbeat, and it appears they are sending user data to CCleaner servers. First, open CCleaner, then go to Options > Monitoring and remove the tick next to Active Monitoring. If you have already updated to CCleaner 5.45 and have no intentions of rolling back, you can do the following to disable Active Monitoring, though you should be prepared for the feature to be disable proof in the near future. How Do You Stop CCleaner Running in the Background on Windows? (Disable CCleaner Active Monitoring) ![]() Related: How to Enable Dark Mode on Outlook Web Version. With all these tasks planned to start when your system does, you can expect slow boot times, even when using the latest SSD and Ram tech. On top of this, most users have several other programs to start on system boot, Steam, and Origin as two example. ![]() ![]() Apart from this, CCleaner Active Monitoring doesn’t really provide anything of substance and is just another pointless background process burning through resources on your system.įor example, the average Windows user is already running Avast/AVG for antivirus, Malwarebytes for malware protection, and ZoneAlarm as a firewall. Although this may seem like a helpful feature, its main purpose is to gather and send user system data (anonymously) to Avast, their current overlords.
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