Stardock Start8

A guide to uninstall Stardock Start8 from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Stardock Start8 for Windows. The Windows release was created by Stardock Software, Inc.. You can read more on Stardock Software, Inc. or check for application updates here. You can get more details about Stardock Start8 at http://stardock.com. Stardock Start8 is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8 directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Stardock Start8 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\unins000.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.13 MB (2233456 bytes) on disk and is titled Start8Config.exe.

Stardock Start8 is comprised of the following executables which take 6.39 MB (6704971 bytes) on disk:

• DeElevate.exe (8.24 KB)
• DeElevate64.exe (10.24 KB)
• hlp.exe (40.61 KB)
• Start8.exe (235.17 KB)
• Start8Config.exe (2.13 MB)
• Start8Srv.exe (139.61 KB)
• Start8tweak.exe (2.13 MB)
• Start8_64.exe (240.17 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.47 MB)

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This info is about Stardock Start8 version 1.20 alone. Click on the links below for other Stardock Start8 versions:

• 1.50
• 1.45
• 1.47
• 1.56
• 1.41
• 1.17
• 1.40
• 1.40.1
• 1.46
• 1.17.2
• 1.30.1
• 1.44
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.16
• 1.15
• 1.55

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you are trying to remove Stardock Start8 from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Stardock Start8 from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Stardock Start8:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\DeElevate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\DeElevate64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\DeElevator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\DeElevator64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\desk.scf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\eula.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\GroupPolicy\en-us\start8_gp.adml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\GroupPolicy\start8_gp.admx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\hlp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\ar.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\cs.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\de.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\en.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\es.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\fr.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\he.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\hu.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\hy.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\id.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\it.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\ja.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\ko.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\nl.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\pl.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\pt-br.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\ru.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\sv.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\tr.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\tw.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\zh.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lang\zh-TW.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\1.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\10.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\11.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\2.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\20.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\21.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\22.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\23.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\24.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\25.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\26.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\3.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\30.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\31.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\4.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\5.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\6.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\7.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\8.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Links\9.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lua5.1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\SDActivate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\SDActivate.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\sddlc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8_32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Config.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Shell32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Shell64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Srv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8tweak.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\arsenic orb.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Bigxpstart.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Biohazard.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Default.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\default_01.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\default_01_inset.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\DefaultLarge.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Echo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Echo2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Hide Start Button.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start1.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start3.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start4.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start5.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start6.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start7.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start8.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_black.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear_blue.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear_white.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear_win7.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\win8start.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\win8start_large.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\xpstart.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\IRIMG1.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\IRIMG2.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\Unicode.lmd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DOMStore\60BW39GO\www.stardock[1].xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DOMStore\IAY1YSJ5\www.stardock[1].xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Stardock_Start8_Start8Config_exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\stardock.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.stardock.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\stardock.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\www.stardock.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stardock Start8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-419925100-234128566-441220826-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Stardock Start8 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Stardock Start8 is a program marketed by Stardock Software, Inc.. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach to uninstall Stardock Start8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Stardock Start8 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Stardock Start8". If it is installed on your PC the Stardock Start8 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Stardock Start8 in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Stardock Start8, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Stardock Start8:

• The software company is: http://stardock.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Stardock Start8.


8. After uninstalling Stardock Start8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Stardock Start8 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Stardock Start8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Stardock Start8 by Stardock Software, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Stardock Start8 by Stardock Software, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Stardock Start8 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.