Start Menu

How to uninstall Start Menu from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Start Menu for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Pokki. You can find out more on Pokki or check for application updates here. More details about Start Menu can be seen at http://www.pokki.com. Start Menu is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for removing Start Menu is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled StartMenuIndexer.exe and it has a size of 2.97 MB (3115848 bytes).

Start Menu installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 12.31 MB (12910735 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (2.04 MB)
• HostAppService.exe (7.23 MB)
• StartMenuIndexer.exe (2.97 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)

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When planning to uninstall Start Menu you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_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\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Start Menu.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\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\Energy Manager\Energy Manager.Lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo\Energy Manager\Help file.Lnk
• 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\Startup\desktop.ini
• 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\Windows PowerShell (x86).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 uninstalled:

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

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

Start Menu is an application by the software company Pokki. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK 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 Windows PC, 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 Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Start Menu or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Start Menu". The Start Menu app will be found automatically. After you select Start Menu in the list of applications, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Start Menu, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Start Menu:

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

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


8. After removing Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Start Menu using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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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 software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Start Menu in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.