CCleaner skips Microsoft Edge: How to remedy

You run a big scan with CCleaner and want to remove unnecessary data from the system, but the cleaner simply skips Microsoft Edge? This usually has a very simple reason that you can quickly fix and optimize the browser.

Quick help if CCleaner skips Microsoft Edge

The CCleaner is a very popular tool for optimizing Windows, the registry, but also applications like your browser. However, while you run CCleaner, it may simply skip programs like Microsoft's Edge browser. This is usually simply because you are currently using Edge.

• The CCleaner cannot optimize applications that are currently running.
• So if you still have Edge open and browsing the web, the tool will not be able to check the browser, let alone clear its cache and other temporary files.
• Therefore, close the browser and restart CCleaner.

Edge is not open - what to do?

But you don't have the browser in use at all right now? Then it might still be running in the background. Gehen Sie so vor:

1. Öffnen Sie den Task-Manager mit der Tastenkombination Steuerung + Shift + Escape.
2. Ist hier Edge bereits aufgeführt, beenden Sie die Anwendung.
3. Wenn nicht, klicken Sie auf „Mehr Details“ und schauen Sie in den Prozessen, ob Microsoft Edge hier auftaucht. Beenden Sie den Prozess, wenn Sie ihn finden.
4. Alternativ starten Sie einfach Ihren PC neu und starten den CCleaner, bevor Sie irgendeine andere Anwendung öffnen.