Dell SupportAssist

A way to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your computer

Dell SupportAssist is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Dell. More information on Dell can be found here. Click on http://www.dell.com/ to get more data about Dell SupportAssist on Dell's website. The program is frequently installed 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. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Dell SupportAssist's main file takes about 449.83 KB (460624 bytes) and is called pcdlauncher.exe.

Dell SupportAssist contains of the executables below. They occupy 12.08 MB (12664856 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 page applies to Dell SupportAssist version 1.0.6584.81 only. You can find below a few links to other Dell SupportAssist versions:

• 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
• 1.3.6817.133
• 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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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Dell SupportAssist.

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

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

How to erase Dell SupportAssist from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is an application offered by the software company Dell. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY practice to remove 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 efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dell SupportAssist or simply click the Search field and type in "Dell SupportAssist". The Dell SupportAssist app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Dell SupportAssist in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Dell SupportAssist, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing 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. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Dell SupportAssist.


8. After uninstalling Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell SupportAssist that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Dell SupportAssist using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell from your computer, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Dell SupportAssist in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.