Dell Foundation Services

A way to uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Dell Foundation Services for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Dell Inc.. Further information on Dell Inc. can be seen here. More information about Dell Foundation Services can be seen at http://www.Dell.com. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Dell Foundation Services is MsiExec.exe /X{905A04DE-298A-40C3-9B9A-2AAC8E60D902}. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.72 MB (2857320 bytes) on disk and is labeled DFS.NotificationCenter.exe.

The executables below are part of Dell Foundation Services. They occupy about 12.83 MB (13457192 bytes) on disk.

• DCF.Agent.exe (51.84 KB)
• DFS.Common.Agent.exe (4.35 MB)
• DFS.NotificationCenter.exe (2.72 MB)
• DFSSvc.exe (91.85 KB)
• DFSSystrayUI.exe (5.58 MB)
• ShellHelper.exe (43.20 KB)

...click to view all...

The current web page applies to Dell Foundation Services version 3.0.1000.0 only. For more Dell Foundation Services versions please click below:

• 3.1.3100.0
• 2.2.65.0
• 2.3.3800.0
• 1.1.333.0
• 1.0.262.0
• 3.0.700.0
• 3.3.7200.0
• 2.0.42.1
• 3.0.900.0
• 3.1.1900.0
• 3.1.3300.0
• 2.1.125.0
• 2.0.38.0

...click to view all...
When planning to uninstall Dell Foundation Services you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Dell Foundation Services:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Branding.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.UXLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.Agent.Plugins.CommonIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.Agent.Plugins.SinkEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.CommonIcon.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.SinkEngine.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.SinkEngine.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.Apollo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.AppTelemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.SelfUpdate.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.SystemInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.Common.Agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.NotificationCenter.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFSSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\log4net.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\NewtownJson.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\sharpbits.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\TaskSchedulerManagedWrapper.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\wpf-notifyicon.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Resources\AppMenuInCI.ico
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Resources\toastImage.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\SharpBITS.Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\ShellHelper.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\SinkEngine.Interface.dll
• C:\Windows\Installer\{90B2EE35-59D0-4A1F-B125-9F678D46A955}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|Dell Foundation Services|DFSSvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\ED40A509A8923C04B9A9A2CAE8069D20
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell\Dell Foundation Services

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\ED40A509A8923C04B9A9A2CAE8069D20\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Foundation Services\ImagePath

A way to erase Dell Foundation Services from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell Foundation Services is a program marketed by the software company Dell Inc.. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to uninstall Dell Foundation Services is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

DOWNLOAD NOW

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Dell Foundation Services or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Dell Foundation Services". If it exists on your system the Dell Foundation Services app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Dell Foundation Services in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Dell Foundation Services, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dell Foundation Services:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.Dell.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{905A04DE-298A-40C3-9B9A-2AAC8E60D902}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Dell Foundation Services.


8. After uninstalling Dell Foundation Services, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell Foundation Services which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Dell Foundation Services with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Geographical user distribution

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Dell Foundation Services by Dell Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dell Foundation Services by Dell Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dell Foundation Services supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.