Stardock Launch

How to uninstall Stardock Launch from your system

This web page is about Stardock Launch for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Stardock Software, Inc.. More information on Stardock Software, Inc. can be seen here. Please open http://www.stardock.com if you want to read more on Stardock Launch on Stardock Software, Inc.'s web page. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8 directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Stardock Launch by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is titled Launch8Config.exe and its approximative size is 2.41 MB (2524608 bytes).

The executables below are part of Stardock Launch. They occupy about 5.03 MB (5270336 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 (267.66 KB)
• Launch8_64.exe (253.59 KB)
• SasUpgrade.exe (424.01 KB)
• SdDisplay.exe (57.51 KB)
• uninstall.exe (1.33 MB)

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The current web page applies to Stardock Launch version 1.10 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Stardock Launch:

• 1.1
• 1.15

Quite a few files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Stardock Launch from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Stardock Launch from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Launch8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Stardock\Launch8

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Stardock Launch:

• 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\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\Stardock\Launch8\SasLog.txt

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Launch8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stardock Launch
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock\Misc\Launch8

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Launch8\ImagePath

How to erase Stardock Launch from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Stardock Launch is a program released by Stardock Software, Inc.. Frequently, people decide to erase this program. This can be efortful because doing this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner to erase Stardock Launch is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find 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. When you click Stardock Launch in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Stardock Launch, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Stardock Launch:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Stardock Launch.


8. After removing Stardock Launch, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Stardock Launch that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Stardock Launch with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Stardock Launch by Stardock Software, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Stardock Launch by Stardock Software, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Stardock Launch supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.