Start Menu 8

A guide to uninstall Start Menu 8 from your computer

Start Menu 8 is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by IObit. More information on IObit can be found here. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start directory (same installation drive as Windows). Start Menu 8's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\unins000.exe. Start Menu 8's primary file takes around 2.10 MB (2202912 bytes) and is named ClassicStart.exe.

Start Menu 8 contains of the executables below. They occupy 22.14 MB (23211200 bytes) on disk.

• AUpdate.exe (585.28 KB)
• AutoShutdown.exe (403.78 KB)
• 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 (2.82 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 (390.78 KB)
• StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe (577.28 KB)
• StartMenuSetting.exe (1.32 MB)
• StartMenu_Hook.exe (67.78 KB)
• ToggleDesktop.exe (75.78 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.15 MB)
• UninstallPromote.exe (3.20 MB)

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This info is about Start Menu 8 version 3.1.0.3 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Start Menu 8:

• 1.0.0.0
• 4.0.1.2
• 4.2.0.2
• 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
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Start Menu 8 we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

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

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

• 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\fav.ico
• 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\IObitStartMenuExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\KillAllStartMenu.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\LiveUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\MetroAppStart.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\parseAuto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\PostProductData.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\pri.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\ProductStatistics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\RTSearch.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\ScreenShot.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\SendBugReportNew.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\SM_Services_Log.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\SMService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\SMStyleRecommend.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\StartMenu_Hook.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\StartMenu8_About.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\StartMenu8_frmStartMenuLibrary.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\StartMenuDll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\StartMenuSetting.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\taskmgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\ToggleDesktop.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\unins001.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\UninstallPromote.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Classic Start\winkey.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu\Start Menu 8.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Start Menu 8.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Int?rn?t ??pl?r?r.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\7+ Taskbar Tweaker\7+ Taskbar Tweaker.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\7+ Taskbar Tweaker\Uninstall.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AbiWord Word Processor\AbiWord 2.9.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AbiWord Word Processor\Uninstall AbiWord 2.9.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\Cyberfox\Cyberfox on the Web.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Int?rn?t ??pl?r?r.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\Desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maxthon Cloud Browser.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NCH Suite.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OneDrive.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini
• 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\Default Apps.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\Devices.lnk
• 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\Unlocker\README.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Start Unlocker.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Uninstall.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Website.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\UpdateStar.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinDirStat\Help (ENG).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinDirStat\Uninstall WinDirStat.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinDirStat\WinDirStat.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\startscreen.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Talking Dictionary 12.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\WPS Writer.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ordinarysoft\Start Menu X
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IObit_StartMenu8_is1

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMService\ImagePath

How to remove Start Menu 8 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start Menu 8 is a program offered by the software company IObit. Frequently, computer users try to remove this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY procedure to remove Start Menu 8 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Start Menu 8 or simply click the Search field and type in "Start Menu 8". The Start Menu 8 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Start Menu 8 in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety 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".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Start Menu 8.


8. After uninstalling Start Menu 8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Start Menu 8 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Start Menu 8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Start Menu 8 by IObit from your PC, nor are we saying that Start Menu 8 by IObit is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Start Menu 8 supposing 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.