Dell SupportAssist

A way to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your system

This info is about Dell SupportAssist for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Dell Inc.. Further information on Dell Inc. can be found here. More information about Dell SupportAssist can be found at http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist. Dell SupportAssist is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\UserName\SupportAssistAgent folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Dell SupportAssist is C:\Program Files\UserName\SupportAssistAgent\bin\SupportAssistUninstaller.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled SupportAssist.exe and it has a size of 21.96 KB (22488 bytes).

Dell SupportAssist is comprised of the following executables which occupy 132.74 MB (139192040 bytes) on disk:

• 7za.exe (728.46 KB)
• FileDialogHelper.exe (15.96 KB)
• SupportAssist.exe (21.96 KB)
• SupportAssistAgent.exe (32.46 KB)
• SupportAssistAppWire.exe (52.36 KB)
• SupportAssistBrowserHelper.exe (24.46 KB)
• SupportAssistDownloadManager.exe (24.46 KB)
• SupportAssistInstaller.exe (1,021.46 KB)
• SupportAssistUI.exe (702.46 KB)
• SupportAssistUninstaller.exe (19.46 KB)
• DellDataManager.exe (115.55 KB)
• DellRemoteAssist.exe (10.55 MB)
• SupportAssist_6.0.7193.518_x64.exe (99.23 MB)
• DSAPI.exe (942.48 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (47.48 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (86.98 KB)
• MessageBoxPluginProcess.exe (276.98 KB)
• obistutil.exe (44.98 KB)
• pcd.exe (582.98 KB)
• PcdrEngine.exe (23.48 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (41.48 KB)
• SystemIdleCheck.exe (59.98 KB)
• Uninstaller.exe (1.28 MB)
• wifiradio.exe (21.48 KB)
• UpdaterUI.exe (432.98 KB)
• SRE.exe (5.75 MB)
• TechnicianToolkit.exe (10.73 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.6.1.104 of Dell SupportAssist. Click on the links below for other Dell SupportAssist versions:

• 3.14.0.91
• 3.2.2.119
• 3.14.2.45116
• 3.4.1.49
• 3.3.2.46
• 3.1.0.143
• 3.3.3.13
• 2.0.1.43
• 2.2.1.23
• 2.2.2.7
• 3.14.1.14
• 3.0.1.62
• 3.4.0.206
• 3.2.0.90
• 3.8.1.23
• 2.2.3.2
• 3.9.2.57
• 2.2.0.253
• 3.7.0.148
• 3.11.2.143
• 2.2.0.244
• 3.8.0.98
• 3.13.2.14
• 3.10.4.18
• 3.10.3.3
• 3.1.0.142
• 3.11.4.29
• 4.0.0.54588
• 3.13.2.13
• 3.0.2.48
• 3.13.1.20
• 3.12.3.5
• 3.4.5.352
• 3.10.2.29
• 3.3.1.95
• 3.4.0.200
• 2.0.2.6
• 3.9.1.245
• 3.12.1.180
• 3.4.5.366
• 3.10.1.23
• 3.0.0.145
• 3.2.0.89
• 3.10.0.47
• 3.0.0.147
• 3.6
• 3.8.0.108
• 3.11.1.18
• 4.0.0.51819
• 3.6.0.97
• 3.3.3.17
• 3.4.0.217
• 3.11.0.177
• 3.9.0.234
• 4.0.1.57784
• 3.5.0.448
• 3.3.0.341
• 2.0.0.220
• 3.12.2.40
• 4.0.2.59780
• 3.11.3.63
• 3.3.2.55
• 3.2.1.94
• 3.13.0.236

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Dell SupportAssist:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Dell SupportAssist:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\(null).log
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\applicationTakeoverAlert.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\homepageTakeoverAlert.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\migrationGlobalPopups.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\openCaseNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\optimizeSystemNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\predictiveAlertNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\registrationNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\WarrantyValidityNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\app-style-activetroubleshooting.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\app-style-alien.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\app-style-dell.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\bootstrap-datetimepicker.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\clr-icons.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\clr-ui.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap-ie.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap-ie.min-blessed1.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Bold.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Light.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Medium.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\roboto-regular-webfont.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Thin.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\dell-glyphons-halflings-multi-color.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\gray-dark-dot-line.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\gray-dark-title-line.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\loading-animation-square.gif
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\ui.fancytree.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\icon-large.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\icon-small.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\icon-ui.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Black.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Bold.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Light.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Medium.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\roboto-regular-webfont.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Thin.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\4A7IssueThmb.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\4A7SysInfo.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\alienware.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\Alienware_blur.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\application-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\backgroundSpinner.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\backup-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\battery.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\bckgrnd_-_tile_area_u445.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\bluetooth.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\checkmark_icon_passed.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_down_accordion.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_up_accordion.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_up_blue.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_white.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevrondown.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevronup.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\client.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\Client_blur.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\clock-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\consumer.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\copy-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\cpu.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\cursor-arrow-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\custom-radio.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default_alien_desktop_SysInfo.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default_alien_laptop_SysInfo.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\Default_blur.jpg

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|SupportAssistAgent|bin|SupportAssistAgent.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|SupportAssistAgent|DellRemoteAssist|DellRemoteAssist.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DCA426DE4DF79CC438CD97A5E4E36D2B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ED624ACD-7FD4-4CC9-83DC-795A4E3ED6B2}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DCA426DE4DF79CC438CD97A5E4E36D2B\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Hardware Support\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SupportAssistAgent\ImagePath

How to remove Dell SupportAssist with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is an application released by Dell Inc.. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because removing this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Dell SupportAssist is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dell SupportAssist or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it is installed on your PC the Dell SupportAssist application will be found very quickly. After you select Dell SupportAssist in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Dell SupportAssist, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The web site of the application is: http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\UserName\SupportAssistAgent\bin\SupportAssistUninstaller.exe

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


8. After removing Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell SupportAssist which have been left behind will be found and you will be able 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 PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only 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' PCs.