Query re "updates" C Cleaner

[Neil F]

I am Win 11 Home 64 bit V 24H2 fully updated. I also daily update with Secure Intelligence.
I also use CCleaner Free. When I scan with CCleaner , at conclusion, I get all these "warnings" of "recommended steps' which I could only get access to by taking a Free 7 day trial with CCleaner Pro.

In view of my Windows actions above can i assume that all the CCleaner Pro "fixes" are unnecessary and are purely advertising to get people to subscribe to CCleaner Pro?

I also use Glary Utilities Free.

Guidance, please
Neil

[king1]

personally I would just uninstall ccleaner, those kind of programs tend to cause more problems than they fix especially the registry cleaners. ccleaner is nothing more than a marketing machine these days. I tend to just use cleanmgr.exe built into windows to clean the temp files these days

(Moved thread to computing)

[Agent_24]

CCleaner used to be good in Windows XP days.
Now it's verging on adware garbage, given all the bundled crap I saw in the installer, last time I ever used it.

Yes, I suspect all the warnings are just scare tactics, to get you to subscribe and pay money.
They are probably not outright fake, but are likely just minor issues that are being described as worse than they really are.

I wouldn't bother with CCleaner anymore, but then I also don't bother with Windows anymore, either.

[Neil F]

Thanks to both of you for your comments. Yes I think I shall uninstall CCleaner.
Of interest to me is that on some occasions I use in sequence (to clean up) C Cleaner, then Glary Utilities then Windows PC Manager (Health) .I am surprised at how much still requires removal when I run PC Manager