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How to uninstall Start8 from your computer

This web page is about Start8 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Stardock Corporation. You can read more on Stardock Corporation or check for application updates here. Click on to get more info about Start8 on Stardock Corporation's website. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8 folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Start8. Start8Config.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 2.06 MB (2159280 bytes) on disk.

Start8 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 4.93 MB (5167640 bytes) on disk.

  • DeElevate.exe (8.24 KB)
  • DeElevate64.exe (10.24 KB)
  • SDActivate.exe (984.67 KB)
  • Start8.exe (235.17 KB)
  • Start8Config.exe (2.06 MB)
  • Start8Srv.exe (139.67 KB)
  • Start8_64.exe (240.17 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (1.29 MB)
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This data is about Start8 version 1.00 only. For other Start8 versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling Start8 we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Start8's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start81.00
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock\Misc\Start8

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start81.00\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start81.00\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start81.00\UninstallString
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\ImagePath


How to delete Start8 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start8 is a program offered by Stardock Corporation. Some users want to uninstall this program. This can be hard because deleting this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall Start8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Start8 or simply click the Search field and type in "Start8". If it exists on your system the Start8 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Start8 in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Start8, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Start8:





  • The publisher is: http://www.stardock.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Start8.
Uninstall Start8


8. After uninstalling Start8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Start8 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Start8 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Start8 by Stardock Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Start8 by Stardock Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Start8 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-17 10:53:19.910