Solved Cannot remove VIA HD Audio Deck icon from Control Panel

Tuamtuam

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Hi,

I can't seem to find a solution this anywhere online.
It's not been an issue in terms of system performance, but it's just annoying. And also a little weird.

I changed motherboards a while back. Old one had VIA audio. New one has Realtek.
Uninstalled the old drivers and installed new drivers when I made the hardware switch.

Current system works fine in every way, including the Realtek Audio.

The thing is, there is still an icon for "VIA HD Audio Deck" in control panel. When I click it, it tells me "application not found".
I have tried the tip to right-click to create a shortcut on desktop, and then find the actual file location from the new shortcut's details, but it does not show a location for the VIA cpl or other files, other than All Control Panel Items. Can't figure out how to get it out of there.

I have tried installing the old VIA drivers and uninstalling, no joy.

Anyone have any ideas on this?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Much changed from an original MESH Slayer Elemental
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ stock
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) 2 x 4GB @1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung MMCRE64G5MXP-OVB 64GB SSD - System
    Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB HDD (Thailand) - Data
    PSU
    Cooler Master V850
    Case
    Thermaltake Element S
    Cooling
    Fans, air
    Keyboard
    Merc Stealth
    Mouse
    Thermaltake Element Black
    Internet Speed
    50Mbps Cable
    Browser
    Chrome (sometimes FF, Opera)
    Antivirus
    MS, plus ClamWin & MBAM for on-demand scans.
First make a restore point then search using "Find" in RegEdit for all the keys for VIA HD Audio Deck and delete them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
First make a restore point then search using "Find" in RegEdit for all the keys for VIA HD Audio Deck and delete them.

Sorry I forgot: And reboot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Thanks for the quick reply.
Yep, once I had actually found the damn thing (and a whole load of other VIA audio junk) and deleted it, it has now disappeared. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I'll mark this solved now.
Cheers
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Much changed from an original MESH Slayer Elemental
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ stock
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) 2 x 4GB @1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung MMCRE64G5MXP-OVB 64GB SSD - System
    Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB HDD (Thailand) - Data
    PSU
    Cooler Master V850
    Case
    Thermaltake Element S
    Cooling
    Fans, air
    Keyboard
    Merc Stealth
    Mouse
    Thermaltake Element Black
    Internet Speed
    50Mbps Cable
    Browser
    Chrome (sometimes FF, Opera)
    Antivirus
    MS, plus ClamWin & MBAM for on-demand scans.
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