VIA Platform Device Manager

A guide to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager for Windows. It is written by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Open here for more information on VIA Technologies, Inc.. More data about the app VIA Platform Device Manager can be seen at http://forums.viaarena.com/. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\7\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169} . Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled xHCX64Install.exe and its approximative size is 32.50 KB (33280 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with VIA Platform Device Manager. They take about 32.50 KB (33280 bytes) on disk.

• xHCX64Install.exe (32.50 KB)

This web page is about VIA Platform Device Manager version 1.39 alone. Click on the links below for other VIA Platform Device Manager versions:

• 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
• 1.33

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When you're planning to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\ASIA.SLF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\default.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\difxapi\X64\DIFXAPI.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\difxapi\X86\DIFXAPI.DLL
• 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\VIAHDAud\Component.cif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIAHDAud\HDAudDrVista64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIAPCI.SYS
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.LOG

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

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

How to erase VIA Platform Device Manager from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VIA Platform Device Manager is a program offered by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VIA Platform Device Manager or simply click the Search feature and type in "VIA Platform Device Manager". If it exists on your system the VIA Platform Device Manager application will be found very quickly. After you select VIA Platform Device Manager in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VIA Platform Device Manager, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

• The publisher is: http://forums.viaarena.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\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. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VIA Platform Device Manager.


8. After removing VIA Platform Device Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VIA Platform Device Manager which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing 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 computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

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