Dell Foundation Services

A guide to uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your system

This web page is about Dell Foundation Services for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Dell Inc.. Check out here for more info on Dell Inc.. You can read more about on Dell Foundation Services at http://www.Dell.com. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Dell Foundation Services is MsiExec.exe /X{AE5E3C86-2633-4DAF-A7F4-C43D1E738BAE}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled DFS.Common.Agent.exe and it has a size of 4.35 MB (4558184 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in Dell Foundation Services. They occupy 7.28 MB (7629568 bytes) on disk.

• DCF.Agent.exe (48.84 KB)
• DFS.Common.Agent.exe (4.35 MB)
• DFS.NotificationCenter.exe (2.72 MB)
• DFSSvc.exe (116.85 KB)
• ShellHelper.exe (44.85 KB)

The current web page applies to Dell Foundation Services version 3.1.3300.0 only. You can find here a few links to other Dell Foundation Services versions:

• 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
• 2.1.125.0
• 2.0.38.0

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Dell Foundation Services from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Dell Foundation Services:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall 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\DFS.Common.Agent.exe.config
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\DFS.NotificationCenter.exe.config
• 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:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\SinkEngine.Interface.dll
• C:\Windows\Installer\{91E2DDB6-DC13-4585-8A10-04C6AB6F87A4}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|Dell Foundation Services|DFSSvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68C3E5EA3362FAD47A4F4CD3E137B8EA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell\Dell Foundation Services

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68C3E5EA3362FAD47A4F4CD3E137B8EA\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Foundation Services\ImagePath

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

Dell Foundation Services is a program offered by the software company Dell Inc.. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this application. This can be hard because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall Dell Foundation Services 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dell Foundation Services or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dell Foundation Services". The Dell Foundation Services application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Dell Foundation Services in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Dell Foundation Services, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Dell Foundation Services:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.Dell.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AE5E3C86-2633-4DAF-A7F4-C43D1E738BAE}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Dell Foundation Services.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

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