Ranked
#5,056
Worldwide
Ranked
#6,405
US
Lifespan
73.4
Days
 

Start8

Published by Stardock Corporation

Start8 Publisher's Description

We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality. Windows 7-style...  Read more

Details

Latest version:1.10
Location:C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8
Install size:13.47 MB (14,120,276 bytes)
About URL:http://www.stardock.com
Uninstall:"C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe" "/U:C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"

The trust score is the reputation of Start8 based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score

  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


Start8Srv.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Srv.exe
Behavior:Service
Name:Stardock Start8
Description:Stardock Start8 Service
MD5:ad01def7b8cfe32034d10ebc58e69984
Start8Shell32.dll
Behavior:Approved Shell Extension
MD5:aaa0b577e65f6a82af002b4abada1ff3
Start8_64.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
MD5:c52567e72b14dc7b3aa316ddcdf3a001
Start8.exe
Behavior:Policies Explorer Run
MD5:b16e49d8657a5591cb7023cf89e405ac
Start8Shell64.dll
Behavior:Approved Shell Extension
MD5:4267d7dd09710ef0823cf692d4312e14
Start8tweak.exe
Name:Stardock Start8 Advanced Tweaks
MD5:7585e5f82c5e130280d7081431e30944
DeElevate.exe
Name:DeElevate Application
Description:De-elevation tool
MD5:629b6671ced1f1992d0f331b0dc97862
DeElevate64.exe
MD5:77f4f5243e1f2eab70e253e138488754
Start8ThemeEdit.exe
MD5:351d12508af4dcc8cf3a80fab052ce82
ExtractS8Theme.exe
MD5:112a40101fa53d50b61a29b8c0f3d245
hlp.exe
MD5:9d76d16f52ce9362d51fc959d630836a

Installs by Country

30.9%
13.3%
4.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.2%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
1.6%
1.6%
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1.2%
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1.2%
1.2%
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1.2%
1.2%
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CH
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Installs in the United States

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Versions

1.10 15.31%
1.1 3.83%
1.09.3 0.26%
1.09.2 0.26%
1.09 Beta 2 1.02%
1.09 0.77%
1.03 21.17%
1.02 12.50%
1.01 5.10%
1.00 11.22%
1.0 26.02%
0.98 1.02%
0.95 0.26%
0.90 0.26%
0.87 0.26%
0.86 0.26%
0.85 0.51%

Facts

  • Start8 is developed by Stardock Corporation.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0038% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.1337%.
  • The typical uninstall rate of this software is about 7.14%.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'Stardock Start8' (Start8) (described as: "Stardock Start8 Service").
  • The current version is 1.10 with 17 known versions. The most widely installed version is 1.0.

Operating Systems

Windows 8 98.21%
Windows 7 1.79%

PC Manufacturers

HP 19.93%
Dell 16.61%
Acer 13.29%
ASUS 10.30%
GIGABYTE 7.97%
Toshiba 7.64%
Lenovo 6.64%
AMI 4.98%
Samsung 3.99%
Intel 2.33%
Sony 1.99%
Medion 1.66%
Apple 0.66%
NEC 0.66%
MSI 0.66%
Packard Bell 0.33%
Gateway 0.33%
 
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