SIV

A guide to uninstall SIV from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove SIV for Windows. The Windows release was developed by GIGABYTE. More data about GIGABYTE can be found here. Click on http://www.GIGABYTE.com to get more details about SIV on GIGABYTE's website. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\GIGABYTE\SIV folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can uninstall SIV by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{AAA057C3-10DC-4EB9-A3D6-8208C1BB7411}\setup.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. SIV's primary file takes about 1.00 MB (1051760 bytes) and is called ThermalConsole.exe.

The following executables are installed along with SIV. They occupy about 2.34 MB (2453856 bytes) on disk.

• HwmConsole.exe (275.61 KB)
• HwmRecordService.exe (130.11 KB)
• KTmd.exe (11.31 KB)
• PowerSupplyUnit.exe (295.61 KB)
• ProcMgmt.exe (19.38 KB)
• sensord.exe (254.11 KB)
• ThermalConsole.exe (1.00 MB)
• thermald.exe (383.11 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.24.0119 of SIV. Click on the links below for other SIV versions:

• 1.20.0409.1
• 1.21.0824
• 1.22.0826
• 1.17.0609.1
• 1.16.0225
• 1.15.0721
• 1.22.1128
• 1.15.0825
• 1.15.0713
• 1.21.0426.1
• 1.18.0905.1
• 1.24.0418
• 1.17.0324
• 1.22.1212
• 1.18.0522.1
• 1.15.0519
• 2.15.0707
• 1.15.1112
• 1.16.0428
• 1.16.0822
• 1.15.1012
• 1.18.0614.1
• 1.23.0109
• 1.21.0129.1
• 1.23.0310
• 1.22.0919
• 1.15.0731
• 1.22.1011
• 1.15.0922
• 1.21.0105.1
• 1.18.1224.1
• 1.19.0926.1
• 1.16.0525
• 1.22.1227
• 1.15.0811
• 1.15.1116
• 1.19.0221.1
• 1.19.0304.1
• 1.15.0626
• 1.19.0522.1
• 1.16.1128
• 1.18.0416.1
• 1.20.0410.1
• 1.16.1020
• 1.21.0504.1
• 1.15.1021
• 1.18.0315.1
• 1.17.0817.1
• 1.17.0828.1
• 1.17.0925.1
• 1.19.1107.1
• 1.18.0808.1
• 1.18.0824.1
• 1.18.0918.1
• 1.00.0000
• 1.16.1101
• 1.20.1105.1
• 1.16.1221
• 1.20.0701.1
• 1.17.0713.1
• 1.18.0110.1
• 1.15.0701
• 1.19.0826.1
• 1.20.1019.1
• 1.20.0529.1
• 1.18.0912.1
• 1.17.0712.1
• 1.19.0325.1
• 1.23.1123
• 1.17.0908.1
• 1.22.0808
• 1.15.0914
• 1.22.0309
• 1.20.1224.1
• 1.18.1101.2
• 1.20.0505.1
• 1.21.1021
• 1.15.1016
• 1.22.1021
• 1.18.0622.1
• 1.21.1124
• 1.22.0630

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove SIV:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\ControlzEx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\FluentCommandLineParser.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\GbtNvGpuLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.ComputerSystemHardware.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.ComputerSystemHardware.PCI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.Engine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.Engine.EnvironmentControl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.Engine.Remoting.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.EnvironmentControl.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.EnvironmentControl.LowPinCount.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.GraphicsCard.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.GraphicsCard.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.HardwareMonitor.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.HardwareMonitor.Mediator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.MetroControls.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.OxyPlotControls.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.Resources.EasyTune.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.SIV.Profile.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.SIV.UnifiedManagement.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Gigabyte.Win32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\GvVGAConfig.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\HwmConsole.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\HwmRecordService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\install.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\KTmd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ARA\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ARA\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ARA\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ARA\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHS\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHS\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHS\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHS\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHT\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHT\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHT\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\CHT\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ENG\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ENG\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ENG\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ENG\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\FRA\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\FRA\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\FRA\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\FRA\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\GER\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\GER\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\GER\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\GER\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\IND\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\IND\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\IND\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\IND\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ITA\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ITA\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ITA\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\ITA\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\JAP\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\JAP\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\JAP\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\JAP\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\KOR\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\KOR\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\KOR\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\KOR\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\PER\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\PER\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\PER\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\PER\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POL\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POL\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POL\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POL\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POR\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POR\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POR\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\POR\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\RUS\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\RUS\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\RUS\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\RUS\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SPA\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SPA\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SPA\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SPA\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SWE\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SWE\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SWE\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\SWE\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\THA\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\THA\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\THA\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\THA\thermald.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\TUR\PowerSupplyUnit.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\TUR\ThermalConsole.UserControls.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\TUR\ThermalConsole.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabyte\SIV\Languages\TUR\thermald.xml

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|ControlzEx.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|FluentCommandLineParser.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.ComputerSystemHardware.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.ComputerSystemHardware.PCI.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.Engine.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.Engine.EnvironmentControl.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.Engine.Remoting.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.EnvironmentControl.Common.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.EnvironmentControl.LowPinCount.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.GraphicsCard.Common.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.GraphicsCard.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.HardwareMonitor.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.HardwareMonitor.Mediator.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.MetroControls.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.OxyPlotControls.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.Resources.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.Resources.EasyTune.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.SIV.Profile.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.SIV.UnifiedManagement.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Gigabyte.Win32.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|HwmConsole.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|HwmRecordService.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|KTmd.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|MahApps.Metro.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|OxyPlot.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|OxyPlot.Wpf.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|OxyPlot.Xps.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|picker.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|PowerSupplyUnit.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|ProcMgmt.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|sensord.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|System.Xaml.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|ThermalConsole.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|thermald.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|GIGABYTE|SIV|ToggleSwitch.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{AAA057C3-10DC-4EB9-A3D6-8208C1BB7411}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HwmRecordService\ImagePath

A way to delete SIV from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SIV is an application marketed by the software company GIGABYTE. Sometimes, users choose to erase this program. This can be difficult because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK action to erase SIV 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate SIV or simply activate the Search feature and type in "SIV". If it is installed on your PC the SIV application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click SIV in the list , the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about SIV, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for SIV:

• The publisher is: http://www.GIGABYTE.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{AAA057C3-10DC-4EB9-A3D6-8208C1BB7411}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall SIV.


8. After uninstalling SIV, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong SIV which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing SIV with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall SIV by GIGABYTE from your PC, nor are we saying that SIV by GIGABYTE is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall SIV supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.