Start Menu

How to uninstall Start Menu from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Start Menu for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Pokki. Open here where you can get more info on Pokki. Please follow http://www.pokki.com if you want to read more on Start Menu on Pokki's website. Start Menu is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki directory, subject to the user's choice. You can uninstall Start Menu by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Start Menu's primary file takes about 2.94 MB (3087688 bytes) and is called StartMenuIndexer.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Start Menu. They occupy 11.77 MB (12338438 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (1.58 MB)
• HostAppService.exe (7.18 MB)
• StartMenuIndexer.exe (2.94 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)

The current page applies to Start Menu version 0.269.2.307 alone. You can find below a few links to other Start Menu versions:

• 0.269.8.844
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• 0.269.5.459
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• 0.268.2.183
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• 0.269.3.229
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• 0.269.5.335
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• 0.269.7.660
• 0.269.8.411
• 0.269.7.872

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Several files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove Start Menu from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.YourPhone_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_2.1.0.2_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp\images\logo\metro-start-menu-pinned.jpg
• C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_2.1.0.2_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp\images\logo\metro-start-menu-wide.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\µTorrent.lnk
• 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\Maintenance\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OneDrive.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC App Store.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Portable Programs\Hide IP Easy 5.2.2.6\Hide IP Easy.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Portable Programs\More Portable Programs.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\Steam\Steam.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Administrative Tools.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.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\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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\What is new in the latest version.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pokki

A way to erase Start Menu with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu is an application marketed by the software company Pokki. Some users decide to remove it. This can be efortful because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK way 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Start Menu or simply click the Search feature and type in "Start Menu". If it exists on your system the Start Menu app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Start Menu in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Start Menu, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Start Menu:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.pokki.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Start Menu.


8. After uninstalling Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Start Menu that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Start Menu with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Start Menu by Pokki from your computer, we are not saying that Start Menu by Pokki is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Start Menu 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.