Dell SupportAssist

A way to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Dell SupportAssist for Windows. It is written by Dell. Check out here where you can read more on Dell. More details about Dell SupportAssist can be found at http://www.dell.com/. Usually the Dell SupportAssist application is found in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Dell SupportAssist is C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\uninstaller.exe /arp. Dell SupportAssist's main file takes around 449.96 KB (460760 bytes) and is called pcdlauncher.exe.

Dell SupportAssist installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 12.19 MB (12784768 bytes) on disk.

• applauncher.exe (26.88 KB)
• EnableToolbarW32.exe (18.88 KB)
• FilterDriverFix.exe (20.88 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (135.38 KB)
• imstrayicon.exe (418.46 KB)
• koala.exe (422.38 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (1.79 MB)
• netshprop.exe (414.38 KB)
• obistutil.exe (49.38 KB)
• pcd.exe (624.46 KB)
• pcdlauncher.exe (449.96 KB)
• pcdrbci.exe (214.46 KB)
• pcdrcui.exe (1.35 MB)
• PcdrEngine.exe (21.88 KB)
• pcdsecondarysplash.exe (537.46 KB)
• ProcessReLauncher.exe (16.88 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (40.38 KB)
• schdTasks.exe (30.46 KB)
• sessionchecker.exe (426.46 KB)
• shortcutinstaller.exe (416.88 KB)
• uaclauncher.exe (1.10 MB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.26 MB)
• wifiradio.exe (19.88 KB)
• pcdrollbackhealer.exe (743.46 KB)
• appupdater.exe (773.46 KB)

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This data is about Dell SupportAssist version 1.3.6855.61 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Dell SupportAssist:

• 1.2.0.255
• 1.0.6584.52
• 2.0.6875.356
• 1.6.0.107
• 2.0.6875.668
• 2.1.0.72590
• 1.0.1.44
• 1.2.6745.47
• 1.0.0.1048
• 1.3.6817.107
• 2.2.0.89772
• 1.2
• 1.1.6664.93
• 1.7.0.57
• 1.0.6584.81
• 1.3.6817.133
• 1.5.0.182
• 1.3.0.148
• 1.3.6855.212
• 2.0.1.55945
• 1.1.6664.10
• 1.1.0.2197
• 1.2.6793.01
• 2.0.6875.189
• 1.3.6855.72
• 2.0.6875.402

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Dell SupportAssist.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\099A09E08A44C9C4C93A6CC85A7714B9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9D156F291344E964B91192D900A76F65
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC-Doctor for Windows

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\099A09E08A44C9C4C93A6CC85A7714B9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9D156F291344E964B91192D900A76F65\ProductName

A way to delete Dell SupportAssist from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is an application by Dell. Some users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall Dell SupportAssist is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dell SupportAssist or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it exists on your system the Dell SupportAssist app will be found very quickly. When you select Dell SupportAssist in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Dell SupportAssist, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.dell.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\uninstaller.exe /arp

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Dell SupportAssist.


8. After removing Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell SupportAssist which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Dell SupportAssist with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Dell SupportAssist by Dell from your PC, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.