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
DLL
d6f458cbf02d30fd424476aa390b21e1
DLL
d5a29d3838aabf20cb8d505197983de0
EXE
f74c34a8044c208a07b4b42e8a01fc60
EXE
9d76d16f52ce9362d51fc959d630836a
EXE
112a40101fa53d50b61a29b8c0f3d245
EXE
351d12508af4dcc8cf3a80fab052ce82
EXE
77f4f5243e1f2eab70e253e138488754
EXE
629b6671ced1f1992d0f331b0dc97862
DLL
052db55e0041eb34ab8ab9d1bde1f8c7
DLL
f355f5caf9713cc55a64b5477bf88365