VIVE Software

A guide to uninstall VIVE Software from your PC

VIVE Software is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by HTC. Go over here for more details on HTC. VIVE Software is usually set up in the C:\Users\MIKENE~1\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS09CEE76F folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can remove VIVE Software by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\ViveSetup\Updater\Updater.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 2.10 MB (2198296 bytes) on disk and is titled ViveDashboard.exe.

VIVE Software is composed of the following executables which occupy 455.52 MB (477644323 bytes) on disk:

• CompoReg.exe (32.50 KB)
• ProgressDialog.exe (3.39 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (251.00 KB)
• Updater.exe (583.00 KB)
• AutoDriver.exe (239.50 KB)
• setup.exe (2.64 MB)
• ViveBTDriverUpdater.exe (80.00 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (11.00 KB)
• ViveDashboard.exe (2.10 MB)
• ViveHome.exe (19.87 MB)
• Xilium.CefGlue.Client.exe (21.50 KB)
• UninstallProduct.exe (308.50 KB)
• VivePCClientSetup(891).exe (423.80 MB)
• NDP46-KB3045560-Web.exe (1.43 MB)
• CheckAlive.exe (242.50 KB)

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This info is about VIVE Software version 1.0.1.91 alone. You can find below info on other versions of VIVE Software:

• 1.0.1.107
• 1.0.1.101
• 1.0.9.186
• 1.0.8.161
• 1.0.1.105
• 1.0.8.155
• 1.0.1.109
• 1.0.8.158
• 1.0.1.99
• 1.0.1.108
• 1.0.4.124
• 1.0.9.202
• 1.0.6.138
• 1.0.9.196
• 1.0.1.97

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall VIVE Software.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HTC\Vive
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\TPCAST\TPCAST connection assistant for VIVE 1.1.4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\TPCAST\Wireless connection assistant for VIVE 1.1.0

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ViveSetup\com.htc.vive.setup.bilogclient
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Vive_20241015164838.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Vive_20241015164838_000_VivePhoneServices.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Vive_20241015164838_001_VivePCClient.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Vive_20241015164838_002_ViveDummy.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Vive_Diagnosis_20241015164829.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Vive_Diagnosis_20241015164829_000_vita_vivediag_package_x86.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.biflush.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.bt_driver_updater.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.compositor.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.home.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.home_codec.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.new_updater.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.pcclient.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows.vive_internal.systemoverlay.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vu_20241015_1648\Meta\com.htc.windows64.vive_internal.identity.meta
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\Coookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\https_www.youtube.com_0.localstorage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VIVE_Setup\QtWebEngine\Default\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HTC\Vive\vive.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HTC\Vive\WidgetPreferences.json

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Vive
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Speech Server\v11.0\AudioOutput\TokenEnums\MMAudioOut\HTC-VIVE-0 (2- NVIDIA High Defi
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Vive
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VIVE Software

A way to remove VIVE Software with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VIVE Software is an application marketed by HTC. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this application. This is difficult because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall VIVE Software 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VIVE Software or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VIVE Software". The VIVE Software app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VIVE Software in the list of apps, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about VIVE Software, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VIVE Software.


8. After uninstalling VIVE Software, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VIVE Software which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VIVE Software with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VIVE Software by HTC from your PC, we are not saying that VIVE Software by HTC is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove VIVE Software in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.