Start8

A way to uninstall Start8 from your PC

Start8 is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Stardock Corporation. You can find out more on Stardock Corporation or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.stardock.com if you want to read more on Start8 on Stardock Corporation's web page. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Start8 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 2.13 MB (2233456 bytes) on disk and is named Start8Config.exe.

Start8 contains of the executables below. They occupy 7.68 MB (8052385 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)
• uninstall.exe (1.29 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 0.90 of Start8. For more Start8 versions please click below:

• 1.10
• 0.98
• 1.1
• 1.00
• 1.02
• 1.092
• 1.0
• 1.01
• 1.03
• 0.86
• 0.87
• 0.85

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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.

Directories that were found:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Bigxpstart.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\desk.scf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\eula.txt
• 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\3.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\Start1.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start3.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start4.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start5.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start6.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start7.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8.png
• 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\Start8Shell32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Shell64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Srv.exe
• 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\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8_start_black.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8_start_clear.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8_start_clear_blue.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8_start_clear_white.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8_start_clear_win7.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\win8start.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\win8start_large.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\xpstart.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.041\Start8_setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Start8 Setup Log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Start8_setup.exe.lnk

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start80.90
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock\Misc\Start8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\ImagePath

How to uninstall Start8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start8 is a program offered by Stardock Corporation. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to erase 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Start8 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Start8". The Start8 app will be found very quickly. After you click Start8 in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Start8, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Start8:

• The web site of the program 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 come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Start8.


8. After uninstalling Start8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Start8 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Start8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Start8 by Stardock Corporation from your computer, 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 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.