Dell SupportAssist

A guide to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Dell SupportAssist for Windows. It is made by Dell. You can read more on Dell or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.dell.com/ to get more facts about Dell SupportAssist on Dell's website. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Dell SupportAssist by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\uninstaller.exe /arp. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled pcdlauncher.exe and it has a size of 449.96 KB (460760 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Dell SupportAssist. They take about 12.19 MB (12784496 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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The information on this page is only about version 1.3.6855.72 of Dell SupportAssist. You can find below info on other application 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
• 1.3.6855.61
• 1.2.6793.01
• 2.0.6875.189
• 2.0.6875.402

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Dell SupportAssist.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC-Doctor for Windows

A way to delete Dell SupportAssist with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is a program offered by the software company Dell. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Dell SupportAssist 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Dell SupportAssist or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it is installed on your PC the Dell SupportAssist app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Dell SupportAssist in the list of programs, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Dell SupportAssist, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance 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 come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Dell SupportAssist.


8. After uninstalling Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed 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 removing Dell SupportAssist with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell from your PC, nor are we saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Dell SupportAssist supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.