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
fe555d95ea75f24485d0912aa9104dcc
EXE
9308b6364caaf070b53048906a2d8708
EXE
4c19411afcfa31228c8ecf3c9ff22730
EXE
2188d89e6a5144981b33773b19394cf4
DLL
c2639cbb5f1230bef1cea12775ae5af6
EXE
06805865216abcc3b532ad3f654d16d5
EXE
f43a02cccde3503c82c26f64e8a18c40
EXE
ebe6e4eb139e74df6dffd3c8b275743d
EXE
ffadf789086277b3b08244733f5558bb
EXE
bb4363a7fb7a83ebc0c02abc981b1be0