Download CCleaner 3.17.1688

Piriform has released version 3.17 of CCleaner. This program can be used to clean various parts of Windows. This includes temporary Windows and Internet files, but also unnecessary junk from a large number of other programs, including Windows Media Player, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office, Nero, Photoshop, Ad-Aware, WinRAR and so on. In addition, the number of programs that CCleaner can clean up can easily be expanded with the CCEnhancer program. In addition to cleaning, CCleaner can also fix errors in the registry and shortcuts, and it is possible to manage cookies.

CCleaner is offered in different variants. The standard version comes with the Google toolbar; so pay close attention to what is checked during installation. on this page there are versions without that toolbar and a version that does not need to be installed. The version without toolbar generally appears a week later. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in version 3.17.1688:

• Added wildcard support for Cookie cleaning.
• Improved Google Chrome Saved From Information cleaning.
• Improved Google Chrome History cleaning for Search Engines.
• Added Hosts history cleaning in Aurora.
• Added Shortcuts history cleaning in Google Chrome Canary.
• Improved JumpList menu to avoid possible UI lock.
• Improved option to close running browsers when cleaning.
• Improved IE AutoComplete Form History and Saved Passwords cleaning.
• Improved shortcut cleaning in Windows 8.
• Added cleaning for:
  • CyberLink PhotoDirector 10
  • DivX player
  • snagit 11
• Improved cleaning for:
  • Vuze
  • Windows Media Center
  • Windows Media Player
  • Corel Video Studio Pro X4
  • Game Explorer
• Improved BitTorrent detection.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

CCleaner 3.13.1600 screenshot. Click on the image for a larger version.