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A way to uninstall Start Menu from your system

This info is about Start Menu for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Pokki. More info about Pokki can be read here. Please follow if you want to read more on Start Menu on Pokki's web page. Start Menu is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki directory, subject to the user's option. The full uninstall command line for Start Menu is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Uninstall.exe. HostAppService.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 7.18 MB (7524680 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Start Menu. They take 11.76 MB (12329175 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (1.58 MB)
  • HostAppService.exe (7.18 MB)
  • StartMenuIndexer.exe (2.94 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 0.269.2.280 of Start Menu. You can find below a few links to other Start Menu versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Start Menu we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Start Menu.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Magnify.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Narrator.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\On-Screen Keyboard.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Documents.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo Web Start.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\Desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC App Store.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Pictures.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Start Menu.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Command Prompt.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\computer.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Control Panel.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Help.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Run.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Windows.Defender.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Update Search.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pokki


A way to erase Start Menu from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu is a program released by the software company Pokki. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to remove Start Menu is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Start Menu or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Start Menu". If it exists on your system the Start Menu application will be found automatically. When you click Start Menu in the list of apps, some information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Start Menu, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Start Menu:





  • The publisher is: http://www.pokki.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Start Menu.
Uninstall Start Menu


8. After uninstalling Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Start Menu with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Start Menu by Pokki from your computer, we are not saying that Start Menu by Pokki is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Start Menu in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-15 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-15 18:34:30.640