VIA Platform Device Manager

A guide to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your system

VIA Platform Device Manager is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Take a look here where you can read more on VIA Technologies, Inc.. You can see more info on VIA Platform Device Manager at http://forums.viaarena.com/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing VIA Platform Device Manager is C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\7\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169} . Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. VIA Platform Device Manager's primary file takes around 14.00 KB (14336 bytes) and is named DifStX64.exe.

VIA Platform Device Manager contains of the executables below. They take 124.50 KB (127488 bytes) on disk.

• DifStX64.exe (14.00 KB)
• InsStor.exe (44.00 KB)
• InsStX64.exe (34.50 KB)
• RunAPP.exe (32.00 KB)

The current web page applies to VIA Platform Device Manager version 1.33 only. For other VIA Platform Device Manager versions please click below:

• 1.39
• 1.13
• 1.44
• 1.43
• 1.12
• 1.27
• 1.24
• 1.40
• 1.21
• 1.41
• 1.38
• 1.42
• 1.22
• 1.34
• 1.36

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If you are manually uninstalling VIA Platform Device Manager we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager:

• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\165x300.bmp
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\500x60.bmp
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\ASIA.SLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\difxapi\X64\DIFXAPI.DLL
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\difxapi\X86\DIFXAPI.DLL
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\ENGLISH.SLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\EUROPE1.SLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\EUROPE2.SLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\EUROPE3.SLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\EUROPE4.SLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\Raidtool\Component.cif
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\Raidtool\RaidUtl.dll
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\SETUP.MLF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\SETUP.SCF
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\VIAPCI.SYS
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.DLL
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.LOG
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\VRAIDDrv\Component.cif
• C:\Program Files\VIA\Setup\VRAIDDrv\VIARaid.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169}

How to remove VIA Platform Device Manager from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VIA Platform Device Manager is an application marketed by the software company VIA Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to remove VIA Platform Device Manager is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VIA Platform Device Manager or simply activate the Search field and type in "VIA Platform Device Manager". If it is installed on your PC the VIA Platform Device Manager program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VIA Platform Device Manager in the list of programs, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about VIA Platform Device Manager, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VIA Platform Device Manager:

• The web site of the program is: http://forums.viaarena.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\7\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager.


8. After uninstalling VIA Platform Device Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VIA Platform Device Manager which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VIA Platform Device Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager by VIA Technologies, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VIA Platform Device Manager by VIA Technologies, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.