Start Menu

How to uninstall Start Menu from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Start Menu for Windows. It was created for Windows by Pokki. Take a look here for more info on Pokki. Usually the Start Menu program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Start Menu is "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe" /UNINSTALLMENU. The application's main executable file is titled StartMenuIndexer.exe and occupies 2.91 MB (3051848 bytes).

Start Menu installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 20.78 MB (21787096 bytes) on disk.

• HostAppService.exe (7.49 MB)
• HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (10.32 MB)
• StartMenuIndexer.exe (2.91 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 0.269.7.575 of Start Menu. You can find below info on other releases of Start Menu:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Start Menu.

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

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Start Menu Settings.lnk
• C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_2.1.0.1_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp\images\logo\metro-start-menu-pinned.jpg
• C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_2.1.0.1_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp\images\logo\metro-start-menu-wide.png
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini

Registry keys:

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

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

Start Menu is a program by Pokki. Some users choose to erase it. This is troublesome because removing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Start Menu or simply click the Search field and type in "Start Menu". The Start Menu app will be found very quickly. After you click Start Menu in the list , the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Start Menu, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Start Menu.


8. After removing Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Start Menu which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Start Menu with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

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