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How to uninstall Start Menu from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Start Menu for Windows. It is produced by Pokki. Open here where you can get more info on Pokki. Usually the Start Menu program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine folder, depending on the user's option during install. Start Menu's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe. HostAppService.exe is the Start Menu's primary executable file and it takes about 7.48 MB (7843656 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Start Menu. They take about 19.15 MB (20075480 bytes) on disk.

  • HostAppService.exe (7.48 MB)
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (9.76 MB)
  • StartMenuIndexer.exe (1.84 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)


The current page applies to Start Menu version 0.269.5.367 alone. Click on the links below for other Start Menu versions:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Start Menu.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Start Menu:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

The files below were left behind on your disk by Start Menu when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_1.1.3.2_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp\images\logo\metro-start-menu-pinned.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_1.1.3.2_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp\images\logo\metro-start-menu-wide.png
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Desktop.ini

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pokki_Start_Menu


A way to remove Start Menu from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu is a program released by Pokki. Sometimes, people choose to remove this application. This can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK action to remove Start Menu is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Start Menu or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Start Menu". The Start Menu application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Start Menu in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Start Menu, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Start Menu.
Uninstall Start Menu


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

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



Geographical user distribution

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

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Start Menu by Pokki from your computer, we are not saying that Start Menu by Pokki is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Start Menu supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-08-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-14 14:34:32.370