Well, I don't know what happened, but the last update has made cleaning a horribly slow and tedious process. It used to get done in a matter of seconds, but now it takes several minutes. The issue seems to be with Microsoft Edge - if I have that open and refuse to close it when asked, CCleaner works like it used to and cleans in less than 10 seconds,. If I uncheck the boxes tied to MS Edge, it also cleans almost as fast as it previously did, so the issue is definitely tied to that program somehow. By comparison, it cleans the Chrome items without issue.
I'm using version 5.41.6446 (64 Bit) and just reinstalled it, but no improvement.
Wipe Free drive space is not checked. Secure Deletion is on "normal".
Operating system Win 10 Home version, 64 Bit - All current available patches/updates installed.
Does anyone know the cause and/or if it will be fixed in an upcoming patch?
Thanks to any and all who respond.