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:

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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

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