VIA Platform Device Manager

How to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove VIA Platform Device Manager for Windows. The Windows version was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. You can find out more on VIA Technologies, Inc. or check for application updates here. More details about VIA Platform Device Manager can be found at http://forums.viaarena.com/. VIA Platform Device Manager is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup folder, regulated by the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\INSTAL~1\Driver\7\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager. xHCX64Install.exe is the VIA Platform Device Manager's primary executable file and it occupies circa 39.00 KB (39936 bytes) on disk.

VIA Platform Device Manager is composed of the following executables which take 39.00 KB (39936 bytes) on disk:

• xHCX64Install.exe (39.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.42 of VIA Platform Device Manager. You can find below info on other releases of VIA Platform Device Manager:

• 1.39
• 1.13
• 1.44
• 1.43
• 1.12
• 1.27
• 1.24
• 1.40
• 1.21
• 1.41
• 1.38
• 1.22
• 1.34
• 1.36
• 1.33

...click to view all...
VIA Platform Device Manager has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\165x300.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\500x60.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\asia.slf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\english.slf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\europe1.slf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\europe2.slf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\europe3.slf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\europe4.slf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\SETUP.MLF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\SETUP.SCF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIAPCI.SYS
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.LOG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\xhc\Component.cif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\xhc\xHCX64Install.exe

Registry keys:

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

How to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VIA Platform Device Manager is an application by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to erase VIA Platform Device Manager 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

DOWNLOAD NOW

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VIA Platform Device Manager or simply click the Search feature and type in "VIA Platform Device Manager". If it is installed on your PC the VIA Platform Device Manager application will be found automatically. After you select VIA Platform Device Manager in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VIA Platform Device Manager, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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

• The web site of the application is: http://forums.viaarena.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\INSTAL~1\Driver\7\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager.


8. After removing VIA Platform Device Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VIA Platform Device Manager that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VIA Platform Device Manager with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Geographical user distribution

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager by VIA Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VIA Platform Device Manager by VIA Technologies, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.