Should I remove Start Menu?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
26% remove it74% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #673
United States Rank #586
Reach 1.0068%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.16 days
329.25 days >
Average installed length: 172.99 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 0.269.8.837 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.8.836 |
0.03% |
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| 0.269.8.416 |
0.70% |
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| 0.269.8.414 |
0.08% |
|
| 0.269.8.411 |
0.01% |
|
| 0.269.8.346 |
0.32% |
|
| 0.269.8.342 |
0.43% |
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| 0.269.8.307 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.8.284 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.8.281 |
0.04% |
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| 0.269.8.272 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.8.133 |
0.01% |
|
| 0.269.8.126 |
0.73% |
|
| 0.269.8.124 |
0.25% |
|
| 0.269.8.114 |
1.80% |
|
| 0.269.7.984 |
0.05% |
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| 0.269.7.983 |
2.79% |
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| 0.269.7.981 |
0.01% |
|
| 0.269.7.978 |
1.64% |
|
| 0.269.7.970 |
0.11% |
|
| 0.269.7.966 |
0.01% |
|
| 0.269.7.927 |
2.27% |
|
| 0.269.7.911 |
0.81% |
|
| 0.269.7.904 |
0.07% |
|
| 0.269.7.883 |
1.19% |
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| 0.269.7.881 |
0.06% |
|
| 0.269.7.877 |
0.21% |
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| 0.269.7.874 |
0.03% |
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| 0.269.7.872 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.7.864 |
0.08% |
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| 0.269.7.840 |
0.84% |
|
| 0.269.7.836 |
0.04% |
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| 0.269.7.822 |
0.10% |
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| 0.269.7.802 |
0.32% |
|
| 0.269.7.800 |
5.60% |
|
| 0.269.7.783 |
1.82% |
|
| 0.269.7.780 |
0.06% |
|
| 0.269.7.768 |
3.04% |
|
| 0.269.7.738 |
2.89% |
|
| 0.269.7.733 |
0.05% |
|
| 0.269.7.714 |
0.89% |
|
| 0.269.7.698 |
0.95% |
|
| 0.269.7.660 |
6.55% |
|
| 0.269.7.652 |
1.02% |
|
| 0.269.7.641 |
0.04% |
|
| 0.269.7.638 |
2.56% |
|
| 0.269.7.637 |
0.01% |
|
| 0.269.7.635 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.7.634 |
0.04% |
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| 0.269.7.633 |
0.01% |
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| 0.269.7.631 |
0.14% |
|
| 102 versions |
Typically installed together
Other programs by SweetLabs
Start Menu
What is Start Menu? (from SweetLabs)
Find and open your programs, files, control panel, and power options with one click of the Pokki start button. Search and access your apps, files, control panel, and power options with Pokki’s Windows 8 Start Menu. Pin and organize your favorite apps and websites just like you would on your smartphone. Discover and in... Read more
Overview
Start Menu is a program developed by SweetLabs. The most used version is 0.269.7.660, with over 57% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is hostappservice.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 98.61 MB (103,397,001 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 8.1. While about 56% of users of Start Menu come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 98.61 MB
Files installed by Start Menu
| Program executable: | hostappservice.exe |
| Name: | Host App Service |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine\hostappservice.exe |
| MD5: | e78895ca0a3d6116d8aac85077162eb8 |
Additional files:
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Service Host App Updater
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ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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StartMenuIndexer.exe
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avcodec-54.dll
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avformat-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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nacl_irt_x86_32.nexe
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nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe
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ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #6' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pokki' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 19.89 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0018348910% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00103271% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00080218% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,429,857 | |
| Switches/sec: | 7 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 10.83 KB | |
How do I remove Start Menu?
You can uninstall Start Menu from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Start Menu, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Start Menu.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 100%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 26%
Keep it 74%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
99.98% |
|
| Windows 7 |
0.02% |
|
| Windows XP |
0.01% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
58.46% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
17.08% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Connected |
10.42% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
7.31% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.98% |
|
| Windows 10 Home Single La... |
1.88% |
|
Geography
55.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
55.53% |
| United Kingdom |
7.37% |
| Italy |
5.02% |
| Germany |
3.20% |
| Canada |
2.72% |
| Netherlands |
2.07% |
| France |
1.96% |
| Spain |
1.80% |
| Australia |
1.51% |
| Sweden |
1.50% |
| India |
1.40% |
| DK |
1.19% |
| Norway |
1.12% |
| Poland |
1.04% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
75.62% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.31% |
|
| Toshiba |
0.88% |
|
| Dell |
0.19% |
|
Common models |
| LENOVO 80E3 |
8.15% |
|
| LENOVO 20351 |
8.15% |
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| LENOVO 20378 |
6.80% |
|
| LENOVO 20354 |
6.65% |
|
| LENOVO 80G0 |
5.72% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
5.47% |
|
About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com