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How to uninstall Impulse from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Impulse for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Stardock. Go over here where you can find out more on Stardock. Impulse is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Impulse is C:\ProgramData\{76C80417-0C74-4A18-B59E-593FCE06C2ED}\Impulse_setup.exe. Impulse's primary file takes around 136.27 KB (139536 bytes) and is called GSAMini.exe.

Impulse installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 12.90 MB (13523576 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (510.80 KB)
  • Activate.exe (429.73 KB)
  • CleanImpulse.exe (456.23 KB)
  • GameStopApp.exe (1.15 MB)
  • Gibraltar.Packager.exe (124.77 KB)
  • GSAMini.exe (136.27 KB)
  • ImpulseSelfRefresh.exe (557.36 KB)
  • MyDockClose.exe (445.30 KB)
  • UninstHelper.exe (940.23 KB)
  • CleanGSA.exe (64.27 KB)
  • GSANative.exe (2.90 MB)
  • UninstHelper.exe (72.27 KB)
  • ImpulseNow.exe (1.95 MB)
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The current page applies to Impulse version 1.0 only. You can find below a few links to other Impulse versions:


Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Impulse.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Impulse:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Stardock\Impulse

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Impulse:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\app.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\avcodec-53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\avformat-53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\avutil-51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\chrome.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\d3dcompiler_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\d3dx9_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\GameStopApp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\icudt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\GSANative.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\IptNetApi.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\MyDock.Util.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\sd.central.cvp.server.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\Sd.Common.XmlSerializers.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\StardockCentralDSkin.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\VDialog.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\NativeServices\VistaBridgeLibrary.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Software Informer\cache\icons\Impulse.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Stardock\Impulse\DownloadsInfo\impulse_main4.05.832ProductionPublic_List.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Stardock\Impulse\RegistrationsCache.xml

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\impulse_setup.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D5D054AEAE590DF48B0BD6E886BF2E7C
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/MyDock.Util.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/NativeServices/GSANative.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Central.Archive.XmlSerializers.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/sd.central.cvp.server.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Common.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Common.XmlSerializers.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.InstallManager.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Irc.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.UI.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Uninstall.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Web.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Sd.Zip.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/Stardock.Central.Security.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/VDialog.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Stardock/Impulse/VistaBridgeLibrary.dll
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Impulse_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Impulse_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Impulse
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock\Impulse

Additional values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Impulse\GameStopApp.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D5D054AEAE590DF48B0BD6E886BF2E7C\ProductName


How to erase Impulse from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Impulse is a program offered by Stardock. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall Impulse 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 a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Impulse or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Impulse". If it is installed on your PC the Impulse application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Impulse in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Impulse, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Impulse.
Uninstall Impulse


8. After uninstalling Impulse, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Impulse that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Impulse with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Impulse by Stardock from your PC, nor are we saying that Impulse by Stardock is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Impulse supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 13:48:05.020