Dell Foundation Services

How to uninstall Dell Foundation Services from your computer

This page is about Dell Foundation Services for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Dell Inc.. Open here where you can find out more on Dell Inc.. More data about the program Dell Foundation Services can be found at http://www.Dell.com. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services directory (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for Dell Foundation Services is MsiExec.exe /X{243E6515-D9FC-4A52-80A8-64E286CCDDCD}. DCF.Agent.exe is the Dell Foundation Services's primary executable file and it occupies about 61.30 KB (62768 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Dell Foundation Services. They occupy an average of 257.00 KB (263168 bytes) on disk.

• DCF.Agent.exe (61.30 KB)
• DFSSvc.exe (150.35 KB)
• ShellHelper.exe (45.35 KB)

This data is about Dell Foundation Services version 3.0.900.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Dell Foundation Services releases:

• 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
• 3.1.1900.0
• 3.1.3300.0
• 2.1.125.0
• 2.0.38.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

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

• 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\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\Resources\AppMenuInCI.ico
• C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\Resources\toastImage.png

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|Dell Foundation Services|DFSSvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5156E342CF9D25A4088A462E68CCDDDC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{243E6515-D9FC-4A52-80A8-64E286CCDDCD}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5156E342CF9D25A4088A462E68CCDDDC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Foundation Services\

A way to remove Dell Foundation Services from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell Foundation Services is a program offered by Dell Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dell Foundation Services or simply click the Search field and type in "Dell Foundation Services". If it exists on your system the Dell Foundation Services application will be found very quickly. After you select Dell Foundation Services in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Dell Foundation Services, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Dell Foundation Services:

• The software company is: http://www.Dell.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{243E6515-D9FC-4A52-80A8-64E286CCDDCD}

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


8. After uninstalling Dell Foundation Services, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Dell Foundation Services which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Dell Foundation Services with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 simply 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.