Dell SupportAssist

A way to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist for Windows. The Windows version was created by Dell Inc.. Further information on Dell Inc. can be seen here. Please open http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist if you want to read more on Dell SupportAssist on Dell Inc.'s website. Usually the Dell SupportAssist application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\SupportAssistUninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Dell SupportAssist. Dell SupportAssist's primary file takes about 35.01 KB (35848 bytes) and is named SupportAssist.exe.

Dell SupportAssist is comprised of the following executables which take 143.48 MB (150452264 bytes) on disk:

• 7za.exe (728.46 KB)
• SupportAssist.exe (35.01 KB)
• SupportAssistAgent.exe (38.51 KB)
• SupportAssistAppWire.exe (56.51 KB)
• SupportAssistBrowserHelper.exe (35.01 KB)
• SupportAssistDownloadManager.exe (36.51 KB)
• SupportAssistInstaller.exe (1.01 MB)
• SupportAssistOsRecovery.exe (45.51 KB)
• SupportAssistUI.exe (562.51 KB)
• SupportAssistUninstaller.exe (30.01 KB)
• DellDataManager.exe (216.17 KB)
• DellRemoteAssist.exe (12.52 MB)
• SupportAssist_6.0.7240.285_x64.exe (101.83 MB)
• applauncher.exe (21.48 KB)
• DSAPI.exe (962.48 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (47.48 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (87.48 KB)
• MessageBoxPluginProcess.exe (277.98 KB)
• obistutil.exe (44.98 KB)
• pcd.exe (594.48 KB)
• PcdrEngine.exe (23.48 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (41.98 KB)
• SystemIdleCheck.exe (59.98 KB)
• Uninstaller.exe (1.28 MB)
• wifiradio.exe (21.48 KB)
• UpdaterUI.exe (433.48 KB)
• SRE.exe (6.55 MB)
• TechnicianToolkit.exe (15.99 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.8.1.23 of Dell SupportAssist. You can find below info on other releases 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
• 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
• 3.10.2.29
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall Dell SupportAssist you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent

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

• 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\dellSoftwareServiceNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\DSSNotification.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\systemRestoreNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\WarrantyNotification.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\5B7IssueThmb.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\5B7SysInfo.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\blue-verification-watercolor.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\checkmark_icon_passed.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_black.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\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

Registry that is not cleaned:

• 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_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_3.8.10.0_x64__htrsf667h5kn2\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_htrsf667h5kn2!App\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\47907A5C98F20EB4097F47E92664C8D4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C5A70974-2F89-4BE0-90F7-749E62468C4D}

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\47907A5C98F20EB4097F47E92664C8D4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{C5A70974-2F89-4BE0-90F7-749E62468C4D}\

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

Dell SupportAssist is a program offered by Dell Inc.. Sometimes, users want to erase this program. This is efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE solution to erase 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Dell SupportAssist or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it exists on your system the Dell SupportAssist application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Dell SupportAssist in the list of apps, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Dell SupportAssist, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on 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: C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\SupportAssistUninstaller.exe

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


8. After uninstalling Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell SupportAssist which have been left behind will be found 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 Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. is not a good application. This text simply 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.