VIA Platform Device Manager

A guide to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager for Windows. It is developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Further information on VIA Technologies, Inc. can be found here. You can read more about about VIA Platform Device Manager at http://forums.viaarena.com/. VIA Platform Device Manager is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup folder, subject to the user's decision. 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 get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 36.50 KB (37376 bytes) on disk and is titled xHCX64Install.exe.

The following executables are installed beside VIA Platform Device Manager. They take about 36.50 KB (37376 bytes) on disk.

• xHCX64Install.exe (36.50 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.40 of VIA Platform Device Manager. You can find below a few links to other VIA Platform Device Manager versions:

• 1.39
• 1.13
• 1.44
• 1.43
• 1.12
• 1.27
• 1.24
• 1.21
• 1.41
• 1.38
• 1.42
• 1.22
• 1.34
• 1.36
• 1.33

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager.

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 that is not removed:

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

How to delete VIA Platform Device Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VIA Platform Device Manager is a program by the software company VIA Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY way 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 on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VIA Platform Device Manager or simply click the Search field and type in "VIA Platform Device Manager". If it exists on your system the VIA Platform Device Manager application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VIA Platform Device Manager in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VIA Platform Device Manager, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on 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~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\7\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{20D4A895-748C-4D88-871C-FDB1695B0169}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VIA Platform Device Manager.


8. After uninstalling VIA Platform Device Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer 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 asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VIA Platform Device Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.