VIA Platform Device Manager

A guide 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

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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\xHCInstall.dll

Registry keys:

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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\7\Intel 32\IDriver.exe.FriendlyAppName

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

VIA Platform Device Manager is an application offered by VIA Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove it. This is hard because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs 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 automatically. When you click VIA Platform Device Manager in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding VIA Platform Device Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

• The publisher 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove 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 detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VIA Platform Device Manager with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VIA Platform Device Manager supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.