Stardock Launch

A guide to uninstall Stardock Launch from your PC

This info is about Stardock Launch for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Stardock Software, Inc.. Further information on Stardock Software, Inc. can be found here. Click on http://www.stardock.com to get more info about Stardock Launch on Stardock Software, Inc.'s website. Usually the Stardock Launch program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8 folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing Stardock Launch is C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named Launch8Config.exe and its approximative size is 2.41 MB (2524520 bytes).

The executable files below are installed beside Stardock Launch. They occupy about 4.85 MB (5083984 bytes) on disk.

• DeElevate.exe (8.24 KB)
• DeElevate64.exe (10.24 KB)
• Launch.exe (56.61 KB)
• Launch8.exe (241.50 KB)
• Launch8Config.exe (2.41 MB)
• Launch8Srv.exe (84.48 KB)
• Launch8_64.exe (253.59 KB)
• SasUpgrade.exe (423.96 KB)
• SdDisplay.exe (57.46 KB)
• uninstall.exe (1.33 MB)

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The current page applies to Stardock Launch version 1.15 alone. For more Stardock Launch versions please click below:

• 1.1
• 1.10

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Stardock Launch:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\6.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\button_settings.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\DeElevate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\DeElevate64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\DeElevator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\DeElevator64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Default.spak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\desktop2.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\eula.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Lang\en.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Lang\pt-br.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Lang\zh.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch8.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch8_32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch8_64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch8_64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch8Config.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Launch8Srv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\License_SAS.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\lua5.1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\SasUpgrade.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\SdAppServices.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\SdAppServices_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\SdDisplay.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Stardock.ApplicationServices.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Uninstall\IRIMG1.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Uninstall\IRIMG2.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Uninstall\Unicode.lmd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Uninstall\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Stardock_Launch8_Launch8Config_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Stardock\Start10Ctrlpnl\Use the Print Screen key to launch screen snipping.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stardock Launch

How to erase Stardock Launch from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Stardock Launch is an application marketed by Stardock Software, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to remove Stardock Launch 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Stardock Launch or simply activate the Search field and type in "Stardock Launch". If it is installed on your PC the Stardock Launch application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Stardock Launch in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Stardock Launch, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Stardock Launch:

• The software company is: http://www.stardock.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Stardock Launch.


8. After uninstalling Stardock Launch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Stardock Launch which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Stardock Launch with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Stardock Launch by Stardock Software, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Stardock Launch by Stardock Software, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Stardock Launch in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.