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A guide to uninstall Start Menu from your system

Start Menu is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Pokki. Further information on Pokki can be seen here. Usually the Start Menu program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling Start Menu is "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe" /UNINSTALLMENU. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Start Menu's main file takes around 2.93 MB (3068416 bytes) and is called ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe.

Start Menu installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 20.69 MB (21693440 bytes) on disk.

  • ServiceHostApp.exe (7.51 MB)
  • ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (10.19 MB)
  • ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe (2.93 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)


The current web page applies to Start Menu version 0.269.7.780 only. For other Start Menu versions please click below:

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Start Menu from your PC.

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

The files below remain on your disk by Start Menu's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Norton PC Checkup.LNK
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\desktop.ini
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Speech Recognition.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pokki_Start_Menu

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSystemObjects\shell\pokki\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\pokki\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\pokki\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ebay\URL Protocol


How to remove Start Menu with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu is an application offered by Pokki. Sometimes, computer users try to erase it. This is difficult because doing this by hand takes some know-how related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Start Menu or simply click the Search field 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, the following data about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Start Menu, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Start Menu.
Uninstall Start Menu


8. After uninstalling Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Start Menu using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2015-08-28 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-08-28 01:49:23.780