Dell SupportAssist

How to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist for Windows. 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. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Dell SupportAssist by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{71A59A4C-9348-4CA2-B98C-E422E14C9D31}. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Dell SupportAssist's primary file takes about 35.03 KB (35872 bytes) and is named SupportAssist.exe.

Dell SupportAssist installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 65.67 MB (68864024 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (731.00 KB)
• SupportAssist.exe (35.03 KB)
• SupportAssistAgent.exe (39.03 KB)
• SupportAssistAppWire.exe (59.03 KB)
• SupportAssistBrowserHelper.exe (35.03 KB)
• SupportAssistDownloadManager.exe (36.53 KB)
• SupportAssistInstaller.exe (1.01 MB)
• SupportAssistOsRecovery.exe (47.03 KB)
• SupportAssistUI.exe (651.03 KB)
• DellDataManager.exe (217.23 KB)
• DellRemoteAssist.exe (12.52 MB)
• DellUpdateSupportAssistPlugin.exe (18.34 MB)
• applauncher.exe (21.16 KB)
• Dsapi.exe (996.66 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (47.66 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (86.66 KB)
• MessageBoxPluginProcess.exe (282.66 KB)
• obistutil.exe (44.66 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (41.66 KB)
• SystemIdleCheck.exe (60.16 KB)
• wifiradio.exe (20.16 KB)
• ConfigInstaller.exe (7.09 MB)
• SRE.exe (6.76 MB)
• TechnicianToolkit.exe (16.58 MB)

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The current page applies to Dell SupportAssist version 3.10.2.29 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Dell SupportAssist:

• 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
• 3.6.1.104
• 3.12.3.5
• 3.4.5.352
• 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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Dell SupportAssist has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below are left behind on your disk by Dell SupportAssist's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Windows\Installer\{71A59A4C-9348-4CA2-B98C-E422E14C9D31}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_3.10.5.0_x64__htrsf667h5kn2\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_htrsf667h5kn2!App\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C4A95A1784392AC49BC84E221EC4D913
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell Inc\Dell SupportAssist Remediation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{71A59A4C-9348-4CA2-B98C-E422E14C9D31}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C4A95A1784392AC49BC84E221EC4D913\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{71A59A4C-9348-4CA2-B98C-E422E14C9D31}\

How to remove Dell SupportAssist with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is a program offered by the software company Dell Inc.. Some people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE approach 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Dell SupportAssist or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it is installed on your PC the Dell SupportAssist program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Dell SupportAssist in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Dell SupportAssist, ranging 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 example you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The web site of the application is: http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{71A59A4C-9348-4CA2-B98C-E422E14C9D31}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal 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 perform 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 folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dell SupportAssist in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.