Dell Foundation Services

A guide to uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your computer

This info is about Dell Foundation Services for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Dell Inc.. More information about Dell Inc. can be found here. You can get more details about Dell Foundation Services at http://www.Dell.com. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services folder. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Dell Foundation Services is MsiExec.exe /X{B1714996-891A-43D2-8B83-CCFB2EC53978}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. DFS.Common.Agent.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 4.36 MB (4568424 bytes) on disk.

Dell Foundation Services is comprised of the following executables which occupy 7.33 MB (7687376 bytes) on disk:

• DCF.Agent.exe (61.30 KB)
• DFS.Common.Agent.exe (4.36 MB)
• DFS.NotificationCenter.exe (2.72 MB)
• DFSSvc.exe (150.35 KB)
• ShellHelper.exe (45.35 KB)

The current page applies to Dell Foundation Services version 2.3.3800.0 only. You can find below a few links to other Dell Foundation Services versions:

• 3.1.3100.0
• 2.2.65.0
• 1.1.333.0
• 1.0.262.0
• 3.0.700.0
• 3.3.7200.0
• 3.0.1000.0
• 2.0.42.1
• 3.0.900.0
• 3.1.1900.0
• 3.1.3300.0
• 2.1.125.0
• 2.0.38.0

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services

The files below were left behind on your disk by Dell Foundation Services's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Core.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Branding.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DCF.UXLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.Agent.Plugins.Clsk.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.Agent.Plugins.Noc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.Apollo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.AppTelemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.SelfUpdate.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.Agent.Plugins.SystemInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.Common.Agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.NotificationAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.NotificationCenter.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.SDK.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFSSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\log4net.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\NewtownJson.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\sharpbits.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\TaskSchedulerManagedWrapper.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\License\wpf-notifyicon.txt
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Resources\AppMenuInCI.ico
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Resources\toastImage.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\SharpBITS.Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\ShellHelper.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{B1714996-891A-43D2-8B83-CCFB2EC53978}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|Dell Foundation Services|DFSSvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\12405BDB169E3F248B30D6CAF6718343
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6994171BA1982D34B838CCBFE25C9387
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell\Dell Foundation Services
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B1714996-891A-43D2-8B83-CCFB2EC53978}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\12405BDB169E3F248B30D6CAF6718343\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6994171BA1982D34B838CCBFE25C9387\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{B1714996-891A-43D2-8B83-CCFB2EC53978}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Foundation Services\ImagePath

A way to remove Dell Foundation Services from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell Foundation Services is a program marketed by the software company Dell Inc.. Some people want to erase this application. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK practice to erase Dell Foundation Services 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Dell Foundation Services or simply click the Search field and type in "Dell Foundation Services". The Dell Foundation Services app will be found automatically. When you select Dell Foundation Services in the list of programs, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Dell Foundation Services, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dell Foundation Services:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.Dell.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{B1714996-891A-43D2-8B83-CCFB2EC53978}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Dell Foundation Services.


8. After uninstalling Dell Foundation Services, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Dell Foundation Services which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Dell Foundation Services using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Dell Foundation Services by Dell Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Dell Foundation Services by Dell Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dell Foundation Services in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.