Dell SupportAssist

A guide to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Dell Inc.. Take a look here for more details on Dell Inc.. More details about Dell SupportAssist can be seen at http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent folder (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /X{AFB21E1B-1EE4-45A9-B584-F685EBD0D26E} is the full command line if you want to uninstall Dell SupportAssist. Dell.SupportAssist.Client.UIHelper.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 145.66 KB (149160 bytes) on disk.

Dell SupportAssist installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 84.28 MB (88372824 bytes) on disk.

• Dell.SupportAssist.Client.UIHelper.exe (145.66 KB)
• SupportAssist.exe (145.16 KB)
• SupportAssistAgent.exe (145.16 KB)
• SupportAssistAppWire.exe (145.16 KB)
• SupportAssistDataMigration.exe (145.16 KB)
• SupportAssistHardwareDiags.exe (145.16 KB)
• SupportAssistSoftwareDiags.exe (145.16 KB)
• Dell.SupportAssist.Client.ShowUIHelper.exe (14.16 KB)
• SupportAssistInstaller.exe (1.20 MB)
• SupportAssistOsRecovery.exe (39.66 KB)
• Dell.SupportAssist.Client.ShowUIHelper.exe (14.16 KB)
• DellDataManager.exe (134.30 KB)
• DellRemoteAssist.exe (16.65 MB)
• DellUpdateSupportAssistPlugin.exe (17.73 MB)
• SRE.exe (13.00 MB)
• TechnicianToolkit.exe (34.51 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.8.1.27758 of Dell SupportAssist. You can find below info on other releases of Dell SupportAssist:

• 3.14.0.91
• 3.2.2.119
• 3.14.2.45116
• 3.4.1.49
• 4.8.2.29006
• 4.0.3.61633
• 3.3.2.46
• 3.1.0.143
• 3.3.3.13
• 2.0.1.43
• 2.2.1.23
• 2.2.2.7
• 3.14.1.14
• 3.0.1.62
• 3.4.0.206
• 3.2.0.90
• 3.8.1.23
• 2.2.3.2
• 3.9.2.57
• 4.6.5.20011
• 2.2.0.253
• 3.7.0.148
• 3.11.2.143
• 4.3.1.64349
• 4.0.3.61632
• 4.6.2.21388
• 2.2.0.244
• 3.8.0.98
• 3.13.2.14
• 4.0.3.63353
• 4.6.1.19335
• 3.10.4.18
• 3.10.3.3
• 3.1.0.142
• 3.11.4.29
• 4.0.0.54588
• 4.0.5.64192
• 3.13.2.13
• 3.0.2.48
• 3.13.1.20
• 3.6.1.104
• 3.12.3.5
• 3.4.5.352
• 3.10.2.29
• 3.3.1.95
• 3.4.0.200
• 2.0.2.6
• 3.9.1.245
• 3.12.1.180
• 3.4.5.366
• 3.10.1.23
• 3.0.0.145
• 3.2.0.89
• 3.10.0.47
• 3.0.0.147
• 3.6
• 3.8.0.108
• 4.6.0.16649
• 4.8.0.24312
• 3.11.1.18
• 4.0.0.51819
• 4.6.3.23467
• 3.6.0.97
• 3.3.3.17
• 3.4.0.217
• 3.11.0.177
• 3.9.0.234
• 4.0.1.57784
• 3.5.0.448
• 3.3.0.341
• 2.0.0.220
• 4.6.0.16650
• 3.12.2.40
• 4.0.2.59780
• 3.11.3.63
• 3.3.2.55
• 3.2.1.94
• 3.13.0.236

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Dell SupportAssist:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\(null).log
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\AgentInfo.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Antlr3.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\applicationSettings.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\Add-AppxPackage.resources\Add-AppxPackage.psd1
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.2.appx
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.2.2.appx
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.appx
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.appx
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Appx\WindowUWPClient_x64.appx
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Azure.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Azure.Storage.Blobs.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Azure.Storage.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Workspaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Workspaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Workspaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\StreamJsonRpc.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\System.Private.ServiceModel.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\System.ServiceModel.Http.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\System.ServiceModel.Primitives.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\cs\System.Web.Services.Description.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\DCF.Agent.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\DCF.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\DCF.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\dcfHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Workspaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Workspaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Workspaces.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\StreamJsonRpc.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\System.Private.ServiceModel.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\System.ServiceModel.Http.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\System.ServiceModel.Primitives.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\de\System.Web.Services.Description.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.Client.Framework.Plugin.Communication.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.Client.Framework.Plugin.DeviceManager.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.Client.Framework.Security.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.Client.Framework.Security.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.DCF.UA.Bradbury.API.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.DTM.ClientSdk.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.DTM.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.DTM.TransmissionData.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.DTM.Workflow.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.RPC.Transport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.Serdes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Agent.CustomCatalogManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AgentContracts.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AgentContracts.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AppxPackageUtilities.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AppxPackageUtilities.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AutoObjectMapper.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AutoObjectMapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AutoUpdateUtilities.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.AutoUpdateUtilities.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DatabaseUpgrade.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DataStore.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DataStore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DiagsHelper.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DiagsHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DomainModel.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DomainModel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DownloadManager.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DownloadManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DriverProcessor.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.DriverProcessor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.FlowManager.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.FlowManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Logger.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Logger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.MessageRouter.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.MessageRouter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.NotificationDatabaseUpgrade.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.NotificationDatabaseUpgrade.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.OneTimePasswordGenerator.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.PipeCommunication.comhost.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.PipeCommunication.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.PipeCommunication.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.PipeCommunication.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.AlertManagement.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.AlertManagement.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.BootStrapper.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.BootStrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.CentralDataStore.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.CentralDataStore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.Controller.deps.json
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\Dell.SupportAssist.Client.Plugin.Controller.dll

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|SupportAssistAgent|DellRemoteAssist|DellRemoteAssist.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_4.8.1.0_x64__htrsf667h5kn2\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_htrsf667h5kn2!App\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\17E0FB9361A708A4BBECBFDDD2C12C5D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B1E12BFA4EE19A545B486F58BE0D2DE6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AFB21E1B-1EE4-45A9-B584-F685EBD0D26E}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\17E0FB9361A708A4BBECBFDDD2C12C5D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B1E12BFA4EE19A545B486F58BE0D2DE6\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{AFB21E1B-1EE4-45A9-B584-F685EBD0D26E}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SupportAssistAgent\ImagePath

How to remove Dell SupportAssist from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is a program released by Dell Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this program. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall Dell SupportAssist 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Dell SupportAssist or simply click the Search field and type in "Dell SupportAssist". The Dell SupportAssist app will be found very quickly. When you select Dell SupportAssist in the list of applications, the following information about the application is shown to you:

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

For instance you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The software company is: http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AFB21E1B-1EE4-45A9-B584-F685EBD0D26E}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dell SupportAssist.


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

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Dell SupportAssist in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.