Start Menu 8

A way to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your system

This info is about Start Menu 8 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by IObit. Further information on IObit can be found here. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\IObit\Classic Start folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Start Menu 8 is C:\Program Files\IObit\Classic Start\unins000.exe. StartMenu8_About.exe is the Start Menu 8's primary executable file and it occupies circa 493.27 KB (505104 bytes) on disk.

Start Menu 8 is composed of the following executables which occupy 29.48 MB (30907840 bytes) on disk:

• AUpdate.exe (590.27 KB)
• AutoShutdown.exe (408.77 KB)
• BuildIndex.exe (70.27 KB)
• Check.exe (1.27 MB)
• ClassicStart.exe (2.59 MB)
• DelStartMenuExtension.exe (51.27 KB)
• Expire_SM.exe (889.27 KB)
• InstallServices.exe (1.42 MB)
• IObitDownloader.exe (2.49 MB)
• IObitLiveUpdate.exe (2.83 MB)
• KillAllStartMenu.exe (509.27 KB)
• ManagerPro.exe (1.26 MB)
• PostProductData.exe (508.77 KB)
• ScreenShot.exe (754.27 KB)
• SendBugReportNew.exe (581.77 KB)
• SMCode.exe (1.53 MB)
• SMPomote.exe (1.43 MB)
• SMService.exe (1.11 MB)
• SMStyleRecommend.exe (516.77 KB)
• SM_Restore.exe (913.77 KB)
• StartMenu8_About.exe (493.27 KB)
• StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe (577.27 KB)
• StartMenuSetting.exe (1.84 MB)
• StartMenu_Hook.exe (67.77 KB)
• Start_Active.exe (516.27 KB)
• ToggleDesktop.exe (75.77 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.15 MB)
• UninstallPromote.exe (3.21 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.2.0.9 of Start Menu 8. You can find below info on other releases of Start Menu 8:

• 1.0.0.0
• 4.0.1.2
• 4.2.0.2
• 3.1.0.3
• 2.3.0.201
• 5.2.0.3
• 4.0.2.1
• 2.4.0.1
• 4.6.0.1
• 1.3.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 4.2.0.1
• 1.1.0.0
• 5.2.0.4
• 2.0.0.0
• 1.5.0.0
• 2.3.0.0
• 4.1.0.5
• 4.5.0.1
• 6.0.0.2
• 2.3.0.200
• 5.2.0.1
• 2.2.0
• 5.1.0.10
• 4.3.0.5
• 5.0.0.20
• 3.1.0.5
• 5.2.0.2
• 5.4.0.2
• 4.0.2.3
• 2.0.0
• 4.6.0.5
• 5.1.0.1
• 1.4.0.0
• 5.1.0.11
• 3.0.0.2
• 4.1.0.3
• 4.0.1.1
• 5.1.0.4
• 5.3.0.6
• 5.2.0.6
• 4.0.0.0
• 5.1.0.2
• 4.1.0.4
• 1.2.0.0
• 3.1.0.2
• 4.3.0.1
• 3.0.0.1
• 4.4.0.8
• 5.1.0.7
• 4.2.0.100
• 5.3.0.1
• 1.6.0.0
• 4.0.1.10
• 2.4.0.2
• 5.2.0.5
• 4.4.0.1
• 5.0.0.22
• 2.1.0

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove Start Menu 8 from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Start Menu 8:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\HaukeGtze.7-ZipFileManagerUnofficial_6bk20wvc8rfx2\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\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\AUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\AutoShutdown.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\BuildIndex.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Check.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\ClassicStart.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\datastate.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\DelStartMenuExtension.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Downloader.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\EULA.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Expire_SM.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\FileSearch.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\InfoHelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\InstallServices.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitDownloader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_addfolder16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_addfolder32.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_document16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_document32.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_game16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_game32.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_movie16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_movie32.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_music16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_music32.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_picture16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\icon_group_picture32.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\ScreenShotLarge.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\ScreenShotSmall.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\SwichToMetroLarge.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\SwichToMetroSmall.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\UninstallerLarge.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitExtension\UninstallerSmall.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitLiveUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitStartMenuExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\KillAllStartMenu.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\lang.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Arabic.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Armenian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Bosnian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Bulgarian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Catalan.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\ChineseSimp.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\ChineseTrad.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Croatian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Czech.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Danish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Dutch.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\English.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Finnish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\French.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Georgian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\German.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Greek.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Hebrew.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Hungarian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Indonesian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Italian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Japanese.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Korean.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Kurdish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Latvian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Lithuanian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Norwegian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Persian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Polish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Portuguese(PT-BR).lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Portuguese(PT-PT).lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Romanian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Russian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Serbian(cyrillic).lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Serbian(latin).lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Slovak.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Slovenian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Spanish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Swedish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Thai.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Turkish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Ukrainian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\Language\Vietnamese.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Arabic.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Belarusian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\ChineseSimp.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\ChineseTrad.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Czech.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Danish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Dinka.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Dutch.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\English.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Finnish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Flemish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\French.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\German.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Greek.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Hebrew.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Hungarian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Indonesia.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Italian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Japanese.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Korean.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveupdateLanguage\Latvian.lng

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IObit_StartMenu8_is1

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\ClassicStart.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\ClassicStart.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMService\ImagePath

A way to erase Start Menu 8 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu 8 is an application released by the software company IObit. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. This can be troublesome because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK solution to erase Start Menu 8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Start Menu 8 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Start Menu 8". If it exists on your system the Start Menu 8 application will be found very quickly. When you select Start Menu 8 in the list of apps, some information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Start Menu 8, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Start Menu 8.


8. After removing Start Menu 8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu 8 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Start Menu 8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Start Menu 8 by IObit from your computer, nor are we saying that Start Menu 8 by IObit is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Start Menu 8 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' computers.