I think if we are going to discuss cookie managers, it should be in a separate thread because Winpatrol is not, and IMO never has been a viable or serious cookie manager.
That said, Joe was asking about ways to learn more about individual cookies. Check out
MAXA Cookie Manager. It is a one-stop app that lets you manage cookies, to include whitelisting cookies and sites and lets you view information about specific cookies. I personally find the sounds to be a bit annoying but they can be disabled or even individually configured. There are free and pro versions. The difference between the free and pro versions is the pro version has several automatic delete functions you can configure. The free version is manual.
I stand by the recommendation of NirSoft, you’ll get plenty of info about a cookie.
Okay - as long as you know which NirSoft cookie tool to use - there are several and they are browser specific. If you use 3 different browsers, you essentially need 3 different programs.
I do agree agree, however - to manage cookies, WP is no good. But that's not even a point for debate as that is a totally different and very minor function of WP, IMO.
I've been using WP at least since V10 almost 15 years ago - long before BillP retired from it and sold it to Bret and company. As far back as I can remember, I have never used WinPatrol to manage cookies. So I would never, and have never recommended or even suggested it be used for that purpose. It has always been, for me, a tool to monitor and manage startup programs - a function it still does very well.
IMO, there is no alternative that matches WP's functionality in that critical area. There's the most excellent
Sysinternals Autoruns but in no way is it for the novice or casual Windows user. And pretty sure it does not have a Notification/System try applet for essential real-time monitoring. Then there's Glarysoft's
Quick Startup but last I checked, it doesn't have a Notification/System tray applet either.