Driver Genius

A way to uninstall Driver Genius from your system

This page is about Driver Genius for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Driver-Soft Inc.. Check out here for more info on Driver-Soft Inc.. Click on http://www.avanquest.com to get more info about Driver Genius on Driver-Soft Inc.'s website. Usually the Driver Genius application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove Driver Genius by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\unins000.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. DriverGenius.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 3.36 MB (3520640 bytes) on disk.

Driver Genius installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 8.45 MB (8862177 bytes) on disk.

• DriverGenius.exe (3.36 MB)
• HWi32.exe (53.13 KB)
• SSDSpeeder.exe (758.63 KB)
• SystemBooster.exe (792.63 KB)
• SystemCleanup.exe (1.04 MB)
• unins000.exe (2.49 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 20.0 of Driver Genius. You can find below info on other releases of Driver Genius:

• 12.0.0.1332
• 18.0
• 22.0
• 21.0
• Unknown
• 16.0
• 12.0
• 14.0
• 17.0
• 24.0
• 23.0
• 19.0
• 15.0
• 20.0.0.128

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Driver Genius has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Driver Genius:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Driver Genius:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\clmultidx7.ocx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\CodejockCommandBars.ocx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\CodejockControls.ocx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\CodejockReportControl.ocx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.url
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Drivers.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\gDriverGenius.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\gDriverGenius.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Help\UserGuide_Deu.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Help\UserGuide_Eng.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Help\UserGuide_Fre.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Help\UserGuide_Ita.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Help\UserGuide_Ptb.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Help\UserGuide_Spa.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\HWi32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\HWiNFO32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\BrazilianPortuguese.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\Deutsch.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\English.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\French.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\Italian.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\Spanish.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SSDSpeeder_DEU.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SSDSpeeder_ENG.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SSDSpeeder_FRE.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SSDSpeeder_ITA.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SSDSpeeder_PTB.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SSDSpeeder_SPA.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemBooster_DEU.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemBooster_ENG.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemBooster_FRE.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemBooster_ITA.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemBooster_PTB.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemBooster_SPA.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemCleanup_DEU.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemCleanup_ENG.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemCleanup_FRE.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemCleanup_ITA.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemCleanup_PTB.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Languages\SystemCleanup_SPA.lng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\SSDSpeeder.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\SSDSpeeder.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\Style.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\SystemBooster.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\SystemBooster.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\SystemCleanup.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\SystemCleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\unins000.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\unins000.exe

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Driver Genius_is1

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\gDriverGenius.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\gDriverGenius.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe

A way to remove Driver Genius with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Driver Genius is a program released by Driver-Soft Inc.. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this program. This is hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Driver Genius 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 general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Driver Genius or simply activate the Search field and type in "Driver Genius". If it exists on your system the Driver Genius program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Driver Genius in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Driver Genius, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Driver Genius:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.avanquest.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Driver Genius.


8. After removing Driver Genius, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Driver Genius that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Driver Genius with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Driver Genius by Driver-Soft Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Driver Genius by Driver-Soft Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Driver Genius 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.