If Gigabyte’s App Center application is bother you, this guide will teach you how to uninstall Gigabyte App Center from Windows and disable it in BIOS or UEFI so that it doesn’t automatically re-install itself. Follow the below steps.
What is Gigabyte App Center?
As with most manufacturers, Gigabyte installs an app called App Center that lets you change the motherboard and other system settings. In addition to that, it also gives you some QoL (Quality of Life) features such as auto driver updates, BIOS/UEFI updates, fan controls, time sync, system tuning utilities, and more.
Why uninstall Gigabyte App Center?
While the Gigabyte App Center is quite useful, it is quite a crappy application with so many bloated options. In most cases, there are better alternatives to Gigabyte App Center and you don’t ever need it. Not to mention, the app itself can introduce new vulnerabilities. For example, a recent vulnerability in modern Gigabyte motherboards lets attackers take control of your system. To fix it, the officially recommended solution is to disable Gigabyte App Center in BIOS UEFI.
Uninstall Gigabyte App Center on Windows
To uninstall Gigabyte App Center on Windows 11, use the below steps:
- Launch Windows Settings with Win + I keyboard shortcut
- Navigate to the “Apps” tab on the sidebar.
- Click/tap on the “Installed apps” option.
- Find the “Gigabyte App Center” option.
- Click/tap on the three-dotted icon next to it.
- Select the “Uninstall” option.
- Click/tap on the “Uninstall” button.
- Follow the uninstall wizard completely.
- Select “No” when prompted to restart.
The above steps uninstalled the Gigabyte App Center from your Windows device. Once that is done, you must disable Gigabyte App Center in BIOS or UEFI. If you don’t do it, the App Center application will be automatically reinstalled.
Disable Gigabyte App Center in BIOS/UEFI
After uninstalling Gigabyte App Center in Windows, you must also disable App Center in UEFI BIOS. Otherwise, it will be automatically reinstalled.
To disable Gigabyte App Center in BIOS/UEFI, use the steps below:
- Right-click on the Start icon.
- Hold down the “Shift” key on your keyboard.
- Click/tap on the “Shut down or sign out > Restart” option.
- Click on the “Troubleshoot” option.
- Go to the “Advanced options” page.
- Click/tap on the “UEFI Firmware Settings” option.
- Press the “Restart” button.
- In the BIOS/UEFI screen, press “F7” or click “Advanced options.”
- Go to the “Peripherals” tab.
- Click on the “App Center Download & Install Configuration” option.
- Change the setting to “Disable.”
- Go to the “Save & Exit” tab.
- Click on the “Save & Exit Setup” option.
- The system will restart automatically.
- After restarting, Gigabyte App Center is disabled in BIOS/UEFI.
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As you can see, it is pretty simple to uninstall Gigabyte App Center and disable it in UEFI/BIOS.
I hope this simple and easy Windows how-to guide helped you.
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