DriverHound

A way to uninstall DriverHound from your computer

This web page is about DriverHound for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Xionix Inc.. Take a look here where you can find out more on Xionix Inc.. You can read more about on DriverHound at http://www.xionix.com/products/driverhound. DriverHound is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\DriverHound directory, regulated by the user's option. C:\Program Files (x86)\DriverHound\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove DriverHound. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.62 MB (1693664 bytes) on disk and is labeled DriverHoundApp.exe.

DriverHound contains of the executables below. They occupy 43.94 MB (46078749 bytes) on disk.

• Deactivation.exe (11.07 KB)
• DHAgent.exe (95.07 KB)
• DHHelp.exe (100.07 KB)
• DHRegister.exe (174.07 KB)
• DriverHoundApp.exe (1.62 MB)
• drvinstaller.exe (15.97 KB)
• uninstall.exe (260.72 KB)
• Xionix.Update.exe (410.00 KB)
• AERTSr64.exe (95.91 KB)
• CreateRtkToastLnk.exe (57.50 KB)
• DTSAudioService64.exe (205.10 KB)
• DTSU2PAuSrv64.exe (234.95 KB)
• FMAPP.exe (50.56 KB)
• MaxxAudioControl64.exe (3.38 MB)
• MaxxAudioMeters64.exe (3.37 MB)
• RAVBg64.exe (1.22 MB)
• RAVCpl64.exe (12.65 MB)
• RtkAudioService64.exe (198.07 KB)
• RtkNGUI64.exe (6.64 MB)
• RtlUpd64.exe (1.64 MB)
• SkyTel.exe (1.75 MB)
• vncutil64.exe (549.60 KB)
• WavesSvc64.exe (111.95 KB)
• difx64.exe (181.48 KB)
• GfxUI.exe (5.63 MB)
• hkcmd.exe (390.48 KB)
• igfxext.exe (248.98 KB)
• igfxpers.exe (431.98 KB)
• igfxsrvc.exe (503.48 KB)
• igfxtray.exe (167.98 KB)
• igxpun.exe (1.04 MB)
• IntelCpHeciSvc.exe (270.98 KB)
• drvinst.exe (91.00 KB)
• drvinst.exe (187.50 KB)
• drvinst.exe (83.00 KB)

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This data is about DriverHound version 2.1.1.13 alone. You can find here a few links to other DriverHound releases:

• 2.1.1.17
• 2.1.1.10
• 2.1.1.11
• 2.1.1.2

If you are manually uninstalling DriverHound we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DriverHound

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\DriverHound.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DriverHound\DriverHound.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DriverHound\Help & Support.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DriverHound\Upgrade DriverHound.lnk

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DriverHound.DHB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DriverHound.DHI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DriverHound.DHU
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\DriverHound
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DriverHound

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\DriverHound\drvinstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to remove DriverHound from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

DriverHound is an application marketed by Xionix Inc.. Frequently, users try to erase this application. This is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to erase DriverHound is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find DriverHound or simply activate the Search feature and type in "DriverHound". The DriverHound app will be found automatically. After you select DriverHound in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding DriverHound, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for DriverHound:

• The software company is: http://www.xionix.com/products/driverhound
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\DriverHound\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove DriverHound.


8. After removing DriverHound, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of DriverHound which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing DriverHound with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove DriverHound by Xionix Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that DriverHound by Xionix Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove DriverHound in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.