Start Menu 8

A guide to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your computer

Start Menu 8 is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by IObit. Further information on IObit can be found here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Start Menu 8 is C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. ClassicStart.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.10 MB (2201376 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Start Menu 8. They occupy about 27.38 MB (28710944 bytes) on disk.

• AUpdate.exe (585.28 KB)
• AutoShutdown.exe (403.78 KB)
• BigUpgrade-SM.exe (1.14 MB)
• BuildIndex.exe (69.28 KB)
• Check.exe (1.17 MB)
• ClassicStart.exe (2.10 MB)
• DelStartMenuExtension.exe (51.28 KB)
• InstallServices.exe (2.13 MB)
• IObitDownloader.exe (2.07 MB)
• KillAllStartMenu.exe (508.78 KB)
• LiveUpdate.exe (2.80 MB)
• PostProductData.exe (508.78 KB)
• ScreenShot.exe (959.28 KB)
• SendBugReportNew.exe (581.78 KB)
• SMService.exe (1.01 MB)
• SMStyleRecommend.exe (494.28 KB)
• StartMenu8_About.exe (390.28 KB)
• StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe (577.28 KB)
• StartMenuSetting.exe (1.32 MB)
• StartMenu_Hook.exe (67.78 KB)
• Start_Menu8_FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe (2.06 MB)
• ToggleDesktop.exe (75.78 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.15 MB)
• UninstallPromote.exe (3.20 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0.1 of Start Menu 8. You can find below info on other versions 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Start Menu 8 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\IObitStartMenuExtension.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\360 Security Center\360 Total Security\Uninstall.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Magnify.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\Narrator.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\On-Screen Keyboard.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Internet Explorer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DreamStream-E2\DreamStream E2.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DreamStream-E2\Uninstall DreamStream E2.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Download Manager\Grabber Help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Download Manager\IDM Help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Download Manager\Internet Download Manager.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Download Manager\license.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Download Manager\TUTORIALS.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Download Manager\Uninstall IDM.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MEGAsync\MEGA Website.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MEGAsync\MEGAsync.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MEGAsync\Uninstall.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OneDrive.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Opera Software\Opera.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optional Features.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartupAdvanced Uninstaller\MEGAsync.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Command Prompt.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\computer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Control Panel.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Run.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Virtual Console\Flash Drive Tester v1.14\Flash Drive Tester v1.14.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell (x86).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell ISE (x86).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell ISE.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\What is new in the latest version.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

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

A way to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu 8 is a program marketed by the software company IObit. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. The best QUICK solution to remove Start Menu 8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run 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 program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

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

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Start Menu 8, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Start Menu 8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Start Menu 8 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Start Menu 8 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above 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. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Start Menu 8 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.