Piriform released CCleaner 5.50 yesterday and it comes with the long-awaited ability to block the program from automatically updating to a new version.
In September users were upset because CCleaner would automatically update to the latest version even if the user unchecked the option to check for new updates. In response to these complaints, Piriform had stated that they had to do it for legal requirements.
"Since the release of v5.46 we have updated some users to this version to meet legal requirements and give users more autonomy and transparency over their privacy settings."
With the release of version 5.50, an
Updates options screen was introduced that allows users to take back control over how CCleaner updates are installed.
CCleaner 5.50 Updates Options Screen click to enlargeThis screen now allows you to disable Important Updates from being installed automatically, which are those that CCleaner pushes out to make sure the programs are running safely on a user's computer.
Important Updates are automatically installed by default and Piriform recommends that you allow them to do so as they contain fixes that can affect how well CCleaner runs on the computer.
"Important Updates: contain stability or performance updates that keep CCleaner working safely and smoothly on your machine in the event of a change outside of our control (e.g. a browser update might mean that file locations might change so without the latest cleaning rules, CCleaner might potentially corrupt a profile)," stated Piriform's
announcement.
"If we can see that your version of CCleaner is very out of date, we might also apply an Important Update to minimize any risk when cleaning. The nature of these updates means that they take place much less frequently, but it is best that when they are needed, they can take place automatically."
If you’d like to have a look now, please make sure that you’ve
downloaded the latest version of CCleaner (v.5.50 or above) and go to ‘
Options’ > ‘
Updates’.
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