Dell SupportAssist

A guide to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC

This page is about Dell SupportAssist for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Dell. Take a look here where you can get more info on Dell. Click on http://www.dell.com/ to get more facts about Dell SupportAssist on Dell's website. Dell SupportAssist is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist folder, depending on the user's option. 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. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Dell SupportAssist's primary file takes around 449.83 KB (460624 bytes) and its name is pcdlauncher.exe.

Dell SupportAssist is composed of the following executables which take 12.08 MB (12665200 bytes) on disk:

• applauncher.exe (27.24 KB)
• EnableToolbarW32.exe (19.24 KB)
• FilterDriverFix.exe (21.24 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (135.24 KB)
• imstrayicon.exe (418.83 KB)
• koala.exe (415.81 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (1.76 MB)
• netshprop.exe (414.74 KB)
• obistutil.exe (49.74 KB)
• pcd.exe (614.30 KB)
• pcdlauncher.exe (449.83 KB)
• pcdrbci.exe (218.82 KB)
• pcdrcui.exe (1.27 MB)
• PcdrEngine.exe (28.24 KB)
• pcdsecondarysplash.exe (537.34 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (39.74 KB)
• schdTasks.exe (24.32 KB)
• sessionchecker.exe (426.33 KB)
• shortcutinstaller.exe (417.74 KB)
• uaclauncher.exe (1.16 MB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.22 MB)
• wifiradio.exe (20.24 KB)
• pcdrollbackhealer.exe (743.84 KB)
• appupdater.exe (773.82 KB)

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The current web page applies to Dell SupportAssist version 1.0.6584.52 only. For other Dell SupportAssist versions please click below:

• 1.2.0.255
• 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
• 1.3.6855.72
• 2.0.6875.402

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If you are manually uninstalling Dell SupportAssist we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

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

A way to erase Dell SupportAssist from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is a program marketed by the software company Dell. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to remove 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Dell SupportAssist or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it exists on your system the Dell SupportAssist app will be found very quickly. After you select Dell SupportAssist in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Dell SupportAssist, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The software company is: http://www.dell.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\uninstaller.exe /arp

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Dell SupportAssist.


8. After uninstalling Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell SupportAssist which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Dell SupportAssist with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell from your computer, we are not 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 decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.