Software Update: CCleaner 3.21.1767

Piriform has released version 3.21 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 the installation. on this page there are versions without that toolbar and a version that can be used without installation. The version without toolbar generally appears a week later. In version 3.21 the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 3.21.1767:

• Added support for Windows Server 2012.
• Added Opera plugin cache cleaning.
• Added benchmarking for Cleaner summary results.
• Improved Startup Tool loading algorithm.
• Improved Drive support in Drive Wiper tool.
• Improved Font Cache cleaning.
• Improved Wildcard behavior in search boxes.
• Improved System Restore discovery.
• Improved Windows 8 identification.
• Added cleaning for Universal Extractor.
• Updated Internet Download Manager cleaning.
• Added Tatar translation.
• Minor GUI improvements and bug fixes.

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