Closing WordsĬCleaner Professional's software updater is a useful but limited tool. The application displays a 'completed' message in the end and buttons to restart the PC or ignore the restart option for the moment. It is still necessary to complete the installation manually at this point silent installations don't seem to be supported.

It would be great if the program would indicate that to the user.ĬCleaner downloads the installer and runs it automatically. The updating happens in CCleaner that is comfortable and probably preferred by the majority of users (Sumo redirects to its own website from where you may download the updates).ĬCleaner Professional does not indicate from where the updates are downloaded, however. There is no option to visit the developer website to find out more about an update, nor are there options to ignore updates or minor updates, include beta versions, or uninstall a program. The only options provided at the time are to select programs and to update the selection. Note: The tool may hang if you hit the 'update all' button without selecting at least one program first. CCleaner Professional detected 18 programs with updates, Sumo 35.

The Software Updater detected fewer out of date programs than comparable software updaters such as Sumo. It lists the program name, size, the installed version and the new version that is available. The application lists outdated programs in its interface when you select the tool. You may access it with a click on Tools > Software Updater after you have made sure that you run at least CCleaner Professional 5.55. The tool is included in the Professional version of CCleaner only at this point in time. Piriform, an Avast company, introduced the Software Updater in version 5.55 of the application released in March 2019. Developers of security solutions, for example Avira and Kaspersky, introduced options to check for software updates as well. Programs like SUMO or UpdateStar have been around for over a decade.

Programs that scan for outdated programs on Windows are anything but new. Keeping software up to date is essential (most of the time) as updates may patch security vulnerabilities, incompatibilities, and other issues. Some programs come with custom build updating routines, others come without them.

Software updates are a complicated thing on Windows as there is no central repository available.

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