Start Menu

A way to uninstall Start Menu from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove Start Menu for Windows. It is developed by Pokki. Further information on Pokki can be seen here. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. The full command line for removing Start Menu is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. HostAppService.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 7.49 MB (7851848 bytes) on disk.

Start Menu installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 20.53 MB (21523928 bytes) on disk.

• HostAppService.exe (7.49 MB)
• HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (10.06 MB)
• StartMenuIndexer.exe (2.91 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)

This page is about Start Menu version 0.269.7.611 alone. You can find here a few links to other Start Menu versions:

• 0.269.8.844
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Start Menu has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Start Menu Settings.lnk
• 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:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini

Registry that is not uninstalled:

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

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

Start Menu is a program released by Pokki. Frequently, users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove Start Menu is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Start Menu or simply click the Search feature and type in "Start Menu". The Start Menu app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Start Menu in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Start Menu, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Start Menu by Pokki from your computer, nor are we saying that Start Menu by Pokki is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Start Menu in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.