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A guide to uninstall Start Menu from your PC

This info is about Start Menu for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Pokki. Further information on Pokki can be seen here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine directory (same installation drive as Windows). Start Menu's full uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe. Start Menu's main file takes about 1.84 MB (1933128 bytes) and is called StartMenuIndexer.exe.

Start Menu installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 19.15 MB (20077528 bytes) on disk.

  • HostAppService.exe (7.48 MB)
  • HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (9.76 MB)
  • StartMenuIndexer.exe (1.84 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 0.269.5.375 of Start Menu. You can find below info on other application versions of Start Menu:

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

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

The files below remain on your disk by Start Menu when you uninstall it:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\AOL Desktop 9.7.lnk
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AOL\AOL Desktop 9.7.lnk
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AOL\AOL Desktop Mail.lnk
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AOL\AOL Favorites.lnk

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


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

Start Menu is an application by the software company Pokki. Sometimes, users choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate 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. When you select Start Menu in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Start Menu, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Start Menu.
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8. After uninstalling Start Menu, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Start Menu with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Start Menu by Pokki from your PC, we are not saying that Start Menu by Pokki is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-08-12 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-12 10:21:55.500