Start Menu 8

A guide to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Start Menu 8 for Windows. It was created for Windows by IObit. You can find out more on IObit or check for application updates here. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8 folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Start Menu 8 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. Start Menu 8's primary file takes around 1.95 MB (2040096 bytes) and its name is StartMenu8.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Start Menu 8. They take about 21.08 MB (22104488 bytes) on disk.

• AUpdate.exe (578.28 KB)
• AutoShutdown.exe (397.28 KB)
• BuildIndex.exe (62.78 KB)
• Check.exe (1.14 MB)
• DelStartMenuExtension.exe (44.78 KB)
• InstallServices.exe (2.12 MB)
• IObitDownloader.exe (2.06 MB)
• KillAllStartMenu.exe (502.28 KB)
• LiveUpdate.exe (2.51 MB)
• ScreenShot.exe (949.62 KB)
• SendBugReportNew.exe (572.62 KB)
• StartMenu8.exe (1.95 MB)
• StartMenu8_About.exe (382.28 KB)
• StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe (570.78 KB)
• StartMenuServices.exe (1.01 MB)
• StartMenuSetting.exe (1.25 MB)
• StartMenu_Hook.exe (61.28 KB)
• ToggleDesktop.exe (69.28 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.14 MB)
• UninstallPromote.exe (1.74 MB)
• Start_Menu8_FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe (2.06 MB)

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This page is about Start Menu 8 version 2.1.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Start Menu 8 versions:

• 1.0.0.0
• 4.0.1.2
• 4.2.0.2
• 3.1.0.3
• 2.3.0.201
• 5.2.0.3
• 4.0.2.1
• 2.4.0.1
• 4.6.0.1
• 1.3.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 4.2.0.1
• 1.1.0.0
• 5.2.0.4
• 2.0.0.0
• 1.5.0.0
• 2.3.0.0
• 4.1.0.5
• 4.5.0.1
• 6.0.0.2
• 2.3.0.200
• 5.2.0.1
• 2.2.0
• 5.1.0.10
• 4.3.0.5
• 5.0.0.20
• 3.1.0.5
• 5.2.0.2
• 5.4.0.2
• 4.0.2.3
• 2.0.0
• 4.6.0.5
• 5.1.0.1
• 1.4.0.0
• 5.1.0.11
• 3.0.0.2
• 4.1.0.3
• 4.0.1.1
• 5.1.0.4
• 5.3.0.6
• 5.2.0.6
• 4.0.0.0
• 5.1.0.2
• 4.1.0.4
• 1.2.0.0
• 3.1.0.2
• 4.3.0.1
• 3.0.0.1
• 4.4.0.8
• 5.1.0.7
• 4.2.0.100
• 5.3.0.1
• 1.6.0.0
• 5.2.0.9
• 4.0.1.10
• 2.4.0.2
• 5.2.0.5
• 4.4.0.1
• 5.0.0.22

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Start Menu 8 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Start Menu 8 from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\AUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\AutoShutdown.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\BigUpgrade_SM.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\BigUpgrade-SM.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\BuildIndex.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Check.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\datastate.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\DelStartMenuExtension.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\fav.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\FileSearch.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Freeware\Check.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Freeware\Start_Menu8_FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\InfoHelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\InstallServices.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\IObitDownloader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\IObitStartMenuExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\KillAllStartMenu.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\LiveUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\MetroAppStart.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\NewUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\parseAuto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\pri.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\ProductStatistics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\RTSearch.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\ScreenShot.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\SendBugReportNew.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu_Hook.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu8.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu8_About.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenuDll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenuServices.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenuSetting.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\taskmgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\ToggleDesktop.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Uninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\UninstallPromote.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Update\LastCheck.Ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Update\Update.Ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\winkey.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Desktop (1).ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Magnify.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Narrator.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\On-Screen Keyboard.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\OneNote 2010 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Command Prompt.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\computer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Control Panel.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Desktop (1).ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Run.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Windows.Defender.lnk

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IObit_StartMenu8_is1

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\StartMenuService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu 8 is a program offered by the software company IObit. Sometimes, users want to erase this application. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best EASY practice to erase Start Menu 8 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Start Menu 8 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Start Menu 8". If it exists on your system the Start Menu 8 app will be found automatically. When you select Start Menu 8 in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Start Menu 8, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Start Menu 8.


8. After uninstalling Start Menu 8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Start Menu 8 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Start Menu 8 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 ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Start Menu 8 by IObit from your computer, nor are we saying that Start Menu 8 by IObit is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Start Menu 8 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.