What is Start8?

Start8 is software application developed by Stardock Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 98.40% of installations running this operating system. Start8's installer is typically 15.00 MB in size and installs around 68 files. The most common release is 1.11 with 62.40% of all installations currently using this version.

Start8 is most popular in the United States with 52.55% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Start8 is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • Start8Srv.exe runs as a service named 'Stardock Start8' (Start8) "Stardock Start8 Service".
Firewall:
  • Start8Srv.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Srv.exe'.

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • Start8.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Start8' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8.exe".
  • Start8_64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Start8_64' and executes as C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.stardock.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Size:
15.00 MB
Language:
English

Start8 Executable Details

Primary executable:
Start8Config.exe
Name:
Start8
Path:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Config.exe
MD5:
625f6b7761e99a38f7b592ddf0146e71
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Start8
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
472cffcfe5e525ce4edb37a7b978367c
EXE
02bfb88910077b93735301cfd938fb1a
DLL
a35a383352fc0eb307020451ca1294f1
DLL
98bf508c6c2087d0c53374c3af38e7a7
EXE
0dd18783c3155a9538d673b765041026
DLL
4c5b2d6446835810e1216644fd54fb83
EXE
4488cefb90e007371ec88566a70390a5
EXE
e0af4a76169d09d15dc328c0fe632faf
DLL
f1005084c1d0eaeabb891c2c060ccc35
EXE
906865284953ee29b3583a01187864ce