Dashboard

A way to uninstall Dashboard from your PC

Dashboard is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Western Digital Corporation. You can read more on Western Digital Corporation or check for application updates here. You can uninstall Dashboard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\DashboardInstaller.exe -uninstall . Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 14.16 MB (14851296 bytes) on disk and is labeled Dashboard.exe.

Dashboard is composed of the following executables which take 32.77 MB (34365168 bytes) on disk:

• 7za.exe (600.72 KB)
• azeroth_hal_setup.exe (1.79 MB)
• Dashboard.exe (14.16 MB)
• loki_hal_setup.exe (1.83 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (500.22 KB)
• SysLinux.exe (249.22 KB)
• VC_redist.x86.exe (13.67 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.1.2.4 of Dashboard. Click on the links below for other Dashboard versions:

• 3.1.2.5
• 3.3.2.18
• 3.2.2.9
• 4.0.2.19
• 3.8.2.9
• 3.7.2.5
• 3.8.2.10
• 2.8.0.0
• 3.0.2.37
• 3.5.2.7
• 3.4.2.9
• 3.6.2.7
• 3.8.2.8
• 3.4.2.8
• 4.0.2.20

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Dashboard Components
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\gekdekpbfehejjiecgonmgmepbdnaggp\3.14.1_0\app\my_dot_dashboard_modifier
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Western Digital\Dashboard

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Dashboard:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Dashboard Components\10\MSDDSC.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\3rdParty\ThirdPartyAttributions.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\azeroth_hal_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\Dashboard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\dashboard.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\asmedia.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\asmedia.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\device_type.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\device_type.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\driver.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\driver.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\interface.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\interface.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\model.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\model.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\os.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\os.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\raid.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\raid.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\usb.bkp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\enable\usb.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\cs-CZ-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\da-DK-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\de-DE-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\en-US-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\es-ES-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\fr-FR-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\it-IT-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\ja-JP-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\ko-KR-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\nl-NL-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\pl-PL-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\pt-PT-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\ru-RU-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\sv-SE-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\tr-TR-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\zh-CN-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\eula\zh-TW-eula.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\iconengines\qsvgicon.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\iconengines\qsvgicond.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\iconengines\qsvgicond.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qgif.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qgifd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qgifd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qicns.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qicns.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qicnsd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qicnsd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qico.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qicod.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qicod.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qjpeg.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qjpegd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qjpegd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qpdf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qpdf.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qpdfd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qpdfd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qsvg.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qsvgd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qsvgd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtga.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtga.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtgad.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtgad.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtiff.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtiff.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtiffd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qtiffd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwbmp.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwbmpd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwbmpd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwebp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwebp.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwebpd.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\imageformats\qwebpd.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\infos\filewatcher_config.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\infos\product_icon_ultra_3D.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\lista_ads.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\lista_devices.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\loki_hal_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\partners\acronis_logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\pcie_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard\Qt5Gui.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Western Digital SSD Dashboard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WD SSD Dashboard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\SSD Dashboard

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\SanDisk SSD Dashboard Free.exe

How to erase Dashboard from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dashboard is a program by the software company Western Digital Corporation. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to uninstall Dashboard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dashboard or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dashboard". If it exists on your system the Dashboard app will be found automatically. When you select Dashboard in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Dashboard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Dashboard.


8. After uninstalling Dashboard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Dashboard that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Dashboard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Dashboard by Western Digital Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Dashboard by Western Digital Corporation is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dashboard supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.