Dell Foundation Services

A way to uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your computer

This page is about Dell Foundation Services for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Dell Inc.. More information on Dell Inc. can be found here. Detailed information about Dell Foundation Services can be seen at http://www.Dell.com. Usually the Dell Foundation Services application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Dell Foundation Services is MsiExec.exe /X{90B2EE35-59D0-4A1F-B125-9F678D46A955}. Dell Foundation Services's main file takes around 51.84 KB (53088 bytes) and is named DCF.Agent.exe.

Dell Foundation Services contains of the executables below. They take 240.07 KB (245832 bytes) on disk.

• DCF.Agent.exe (51.84 KB)
• DFSSvc.exe (90.36 KB)
• DFSSystrayUI.exe (97.87 KB)

This web page is about Dell Foundation Services version 2.1.125.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of Dell Foundation Services:

• 3.1.3100.0
• 2.2.65.0
• 2.3.3800.0
• 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
• 2.0.38.0

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Dell Foundation Services has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were left behind:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Dell Foundation Services:

• 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.CommonIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.Agent.Plugins.SinkEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.CommonIcon.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.SinkEngine.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Foundation.SinkEngine.Configuration.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\Dell.Tribbles.AppTelemetry.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.AppTelemetry.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.SelfUpdate.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.SelfUpdate.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.SystemInfo.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Dell.Tribbles.SystemInfo.Configuration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DellAppUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFSSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFSSystrayUI.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\SharpBITS.Base.dll
• C:\Windows\Installer\{90B2EE35-59D0-4A1F-B125-9F678D46A955}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|Dell Foundation Services|DFSSvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\53EE2B090D95F1A41B52F976D8649A55
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell\Dell Foundation Services
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90B2EE35-59D0-4A1F-B125-9F678D46A955}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\53EE2B090D95F1A41B52F976D8649A55\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\{90B2EE35-59D0-4A1F-B125-9F678D46A955}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Foundation Services\ImagePath

How to uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell Foundation Services is an application released by Dell Inc.. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Dell Foundation Services or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dell Foundation Services". If it is installed on your PC the Dell Foundation Services program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Dell Foundation Services in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Dell Foundation Services, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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{90B2EE35-59D0-4A1F-B125-9F678D46A955}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dell Foundation Services.


8. After removing Dell Foundation Services, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Dell Foundation Services which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Dell Foundation Services with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Dell Foundation Services by Dell Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Dell Foundation Services by Dell Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dell Foundation Services supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.