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When installing CCleaner, it's easy to miss two options that make CCleaner install two other options in the Recycle Bin right-click context menu. This article will help you adjust these options, so it makes it look like it's default values on that context menu.

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    Open CCleaner from your Windows computer. A link to the software can be found in your Start menu, along with on your Windows desktop.
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  2. Remove the Two Extra CCleaner Options from Your Windows Recycling Bin Context Menu Step 2 Version 2.jpg
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    Click the "Options" tab from the left hand side of the program.
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    Look for two options labeled "Add Run CCleaner option to Recycle Bin context menu" and "Add Open CCleaner option to Recycle Bin context menu".
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    Click the previously checked checkbox to clear these options for both.
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    Realize that there is no "Save" button, and that, as soon as you de-check the options, the options will become removed from the Recycling Bin context (right-click) menu.
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    Check your work. Open your Recycle Bin's context menu, to see if they are still present. They shouldn't be!
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  • When installing the program, you'll have the ability to not have these options checked initially. Just be careful not to forget to uncheck from the installation of the program.

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