Dell SupportAssist

How to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your computer

Dell SupportAssist is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Dell. Further information on Dell can be seen here. Click on http://www.dell.com/ to get more info about Dell SupportAssist on Dell's website. Dell SupportAssist is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Alienware\SupportAssist folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. C:\Program Files\Alienware\SupportAssist\uninstaller.exe /arp is the full command line if you want to uninstall Dell SupportAssist. Dell SupportAssist's main file takes around 452.96 KB (463832 bytes) and its name is pcdlauncher.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Dell SupportAssist. They take about 12.93 MB (13554376 bytes) on disk.

• applauncher.exe (23.38 KB)
• EnableToolbarW32.exe (21.88 KB)
• FilterDriverFix.exe (21.38 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (138.88 KB)
• imstrayicon.exe (417.96 KB)
• koala.exe (421.88 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (1.96 MB)
• netshprop.exe (414.38 KB)
• obistutil.exe (50.38 KB)
• pcd.exe (645.96 KB)
• pcdlauncher.exe (452.96 KB)
• pcdrbci.exe (212.46 KB)
• pcdrcui.exe (1.35 MB)
• PcdrEngine.exe (24.88 KB)
• pcdsecondarysplash.exe (539.96 KB)
• ProcessReLauncher.exe (16.38 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (44.38 KB)
• schdTasks.exe (29.46 KB)
• sessionchecker.exe (425.46 KB)
• shortcutinstaller.exe (416.88 KB)
• uaclauncher.exe (1.08 MB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.82 MB)
• wifiradio.exe (23.38 KB)
• pcdrollbackhealer.exe (741.96 KB)
• appupdater.exe (770.96 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.0.6875.402 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
• 1.3.6855.72

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If planning to uninstall Dell SupportAssist you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist

The files below remain on your disk by Dell SupportAssist when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Asapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\boost-serialization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\DataStore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Enumerator.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Http_WinHTTP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Inventory.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\KernelMode.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\libGPUUtilization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Matrix.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\OSWindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Regex.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\resource.db
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Scsi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Smbios2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\TonopahClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\uaclauncher.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssist\Veritas.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C732EE7C0531E904681899C3474E7875
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DA6E1BEEE5E50C646BC0FB02C87E553A
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC-Doctor for Windows

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C732EE7C0531E904681899C3474E7875\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DA6E1BEEE5E50C646BC0FB02C87E553A\ProductName

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

Dell SupportAssist is an application marketed by Dell. Frequently, users decide to remove this application. This can be difficult because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY manner 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

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

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

For example you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dell SupportAssist.


8. After uninstalling Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Dell SupportAssist by Dell from your computer, nor are we saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.