Start Menu 8

A way to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Start Menu 8 for Windows. It is produced by IObit. Further information on IObit can be seen here. Usually the Start Menu 8 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8 directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling Start Menu 8 is C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\unins000.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. StartMenu8.exe is the Start Menu 8's main executable file and it takes approximately 2.09 MB (2187552 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Start Menu 8. They occupy about 24.90 MB (26114528 bytes) on disk.

• AUpdate.exe (578.28 KB)
• AutoShutdown.exe (397.28 KB)
• BigUpgrade-SM.exe (1.15 MB)
• BuildIndex.exe (62.78 KB)
• Check.exe (1.22 MB)
• DelStartMenuExtension.exe (44.78 KB)
• InstallServices.exe (2.12 MB)
• IObitDownloader.exe (2.06 MB)
• KillAllStartMenu.exe (502.28 KB)
• LiveUpdate.exe (2.77 MB)
• ScreenShot.exe (952.78 KB)
• SendBugReportNew.exe (575.28 KB)
• StartMenu8.exe (2.09 MB)
• StartMenu8_About.exe (383.78 KB)
• StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe (570.78 KB)
• StartMenuServices.exe (1.01 MB)
• StartMenuSetting.exe (1.38 MB)
• StartMenu_Hook.exe (61.28 KB)
• Start_Menu8_FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe (2.06 MB)
• ToggleDesktop.exe (69.28 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.14 MB)
• UninstallPromote.exe (1.74 MB)

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The current page applies to Start Menu 8 version 2.3.0.200 alone. Click on the links below for other Start Menu 8 versions:

• 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
• 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
• 5.2.0.9
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Start Menu 8.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Start Menu 8:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\AUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\AutoShutdown.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\BuildIndex.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Start Menu 8\Check.exe

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{424C97A2-EF94-47D1-ABD1-C6ABF28BE1F6}\1.0\0\win64\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{424C97A2-EF94-47D1-ABD1-C6ABF28BE1F6}\1.0\HELPDIR\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IObit_StartMenu8_is1\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IObit_StartMenu8_is1\Inno Setup: App Path

A way to delete Start Menu 8 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu 8 is a program released by IObit. Some users decide to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to remove Start Menu 8 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW 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 features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Start Menu 8 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Start Menu 8". If it exists on your system the Start Menu 8 program will be found very quickly. After you click Start Menu 8 in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Start Menu 8, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Start Menu 8.


8. After uninstalling Start Menu 8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu 8 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Start Menu 8 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Start Menu 8 by IObit from your PC, nor are we saying that Start Menu 8 by IObit is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Start Menu 8 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.