Help Desk

How to uninstall Help Desk from your PC

Help Desk is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.. Additional info about Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. can be read here. Please open http://www.msi.com if you want to read more on Help Desk on Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.'s web page. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI\Help Desk directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling Help Desk is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{7E8181AF-9679-49B3-B133-C265709B6927}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0409. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Help Desk's primary file takes about 4.50 MB (4716032 bytes) and its name is MSI Help Desk.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Help Desk. They take 28.67 MB (30063704 bytes) on disk.

• MSI Help Desk Updater.exe (2.59 MB)
• MSI Help Desk.exe (4.50 MB)
• MSI Hotfix Manager.exe (124.61 KB)
• MSI Notification.exe (155.11 KB)
• MSI Update Agent.exe (423.61 KB)
• MSI Updater.exe (21.11 KB)
• PinToTaskbar.exe (14.00 KB)
• ValidateBin.exe (19.81 KB)
• Driver & App Center_G.exe (2.36 MB)
• Driver & App Center_P.exe (2.19 MB)
• Driver & App Center_W.exe (2.30 MB)
• UninstallSCM.exe (12.63 KB)
• Setup.exe (226.11 KB)
• MSI Remind Manager.exe (11.52 MB)
• MSI Reminder.exe (1.34 MB)
• MSIAdTsk.exe (126.11 KB)
• MSISCMTsk.exe (329.61 KB)
• scmcb.exe (320.11 KB)
• scmfb.exe (141.61 KB)

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The current page applies to Help Desk version 2.0.1805.0201 only. For other Help Desk versions please click below:

• 1.0.1706.1901
• 1.0.1605.0601
• 1.0.1609.3001
• 2.0.1803.0501
• 2.0.1809.2701
• 1.0.1512.2101
• 2.0.1807.3101
• 1.0.1802.0501
• 1.0.1511.2001
• 1.0.1707.2501
• 2.0.1803.1301
• 2.0.1808.2801
• 1.0.1703.0601
• 1.0.1508.0401
• 1.0.1610.3101
• 1.0.1611.1601
• 1.0.1509.0301
• 2.0.1806.2501
• 1.0.1609.0501
• 2.0.1809.0501
• 1.0.1507.0801
• 1.0.1604.0701
• 1.0.1704.1801
• 1.0.1701.1301
• 1.0.1703.1001
• 1.0.1610.2501
• 1.0.1602.1801
• 1.0.1508.1802

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Help Desk from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Help Desk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Micro-Star_International_\MSI_Help_Desk.exe_Url_cm04bebng1qafyym4wzvalnyrlsdkk5c

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Help Desk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\MSI Help Desk.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\MSI Help Desk Updater.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Micro-Star_International_\MSI_Help_Desk.exe_Url_cm04bebng1qafyym4wzvalnyrlsdkk5c\2.0.1805.201\user.config

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|MSI|Help Desk|General.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|MSI|Help Desk|MSI Help Desk.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|MSI|Help Desk|MSI Hotfix Manager.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|MSI|Help Desk|MSI Notification.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|MSI|Help Desk|MSI Update Agent.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|MSI|Help Desk|MSI Updater.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FA1818E797693B941B332C5607B99672
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\MSI Help Desk Updater_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\MSI Help Desk Updater_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{7E8181AF-9679-49B3-B133-C265709B6927}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MSI\Help Desk

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FA1818E797693B941B332C5607B99672\ProductName

A way to erase Help Desk from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Help Desk is a program offered by the software company Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this application. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall Help Desk 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Help Desk or simply activate the Search field and type in "Help Desk". The Help Desk program will be found automatically. After you click Help Desk in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Help Desk, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Help Desk:

• The publisher is: http://www.msi.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{7E8181AF-9679-49B3-B133-C265709B6927}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0409

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Help Desk.


8. After uninstalling Help Desk, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Help Desk that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Help Desk with 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 serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Help Desk by Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. from your PC, nor are we saying that Help Desk by Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Help Desk in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.