VIA Platform Device Manager

How to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your system

This web page is about VIA Platform Device Manager for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Open here where you can read more on VIA Technologies, Inc.. More information about the app VIA Platform Device Manager can be found at http://forums.viaarena.com/. VIA Platform Device Manager is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for removing VIA Platform Device Manager is C:\PROGRA~2\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 get a notification for admin rights. xHCX64Install.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 39.00 KB (39936 bytes) on disk.

VIA Platform Device Manager contains of the executables below. They occupy 39.00 KB (39936 bytes) on disk.

• xHCX64Install.exe (39.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.43 of VIA Platform Device Manager. You can find below info on other releases of VIA Platform Device Manager:

• 1.39
• 1.13
• 1.44
• 1.12
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup

The files below remain on your disk by VIA Platform Device Manager's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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\VIAHDAud\HDAudDrVista32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIAPCI.SYS
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\Setup\VIASETUP.DLL

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 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VIA Platform Device Manager is a program by the software company VIA Technologies, Inc.. Some computer users try to remove it. This is efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to remove 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find 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 program will be found very quickly. When you click VIA Platform Device Manager in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

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

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

• The software company 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 confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VIA Platform Device Manager.


8. After uninstalling VIA Platform Device Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above 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 application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VIA Platform Device Manager in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.