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A guide to uninstall Start Menu from your PC

Start Menu is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Pokki. Take a look here for more details on Pokki. Start Menu is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\SweetLabs App Platform\Engine folder, depending on the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling Start Menu is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\SweetLabs App Platform\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. ServiceHostApp.exe is the Start Menu's main executable file and it takes close to 7.51 MB (7873512 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Start Menu. They take an average of 21.09 MB (22112696 bytes) on disk.

  • ServiceHostApp.exe (7.51 MB)
  • ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (10.59 MB)
  • ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe (2.93 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 0.269.8.114 of Start Menu. For more Start Menu versions please click below:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Start Menu from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Start Menu from your computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

The files below remain on your disk by Start Menu's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.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\Internet Explorer.lnk
  • 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\Lenovo Web Start.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\Desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC App Store.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Start Menu.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini
  • 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\Default Apps.lnk
  • 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\Devices.lnk
  • 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\Run.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell (x86).lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell ISE (x86).lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell ISE.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk

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


A way to erase Start Menu from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu is an application by the software company Pokki. Frequently, computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE manner to remove Start Menu 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 on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Start Menu or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Start Menu". If it exists on your system the Start Menu app will be found very quickly. When you select Start Menu in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Start Menu, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Start Menu.
Uninstall Start Menu


8. After uninstalling Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Start Menu which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Start Menu using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Start Menu by Pokki from your PC, we are not saying that Start Menu by Pokki is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Start Menu in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-11-17 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-11-17 00:51:24.067