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
0be88c52a84f8ebd2801a0754933071b
DLL
8a62d19db2fece201e58a0ba723c1961
DLL
71bf09a23954455057205198a64db7f4
DLL
beae69119b8bfe5f64e899897ebf18cf
EXE
87d3c16d3b51778d1cfb818e0be8b630
EXE
204cc25c5942cf3d29bc5687bbbe5185
DLL
b4f959b7fc9fbd466dabd436ddd5054e
EXE
88d9e787ddd93a15b16b2d29e317892c