Dell SupportAssist

How to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist for Windows. The Windows version was created by Dell Inc.. More information about Dell Inc. can be seen here. Please open http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist if you want to read more on Dell SupportAssist on Dell Inc.'s page. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\SupportAssistUninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Dell SupportAssist. SupportAssist.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 21.96 KB (22488 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Dell SupportAssist. They occupy an average of 2.59 MB (2710600 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (728.46 KB)
• FileDialogHelper.exe (15.96 KB)
• SupportAssist.exe (21.96 KB)
• SupportAssistAgent.exe (30.96 KB)
• SupportAssistBrowserHelper.exe (24.46 KB)
• SupportAssistDownloadManager.exe (24.46 KB)
• SupportAssistExcalibur.exe (33.96 KB)
• SupportAssistInstaller.exe (1,021.46 KB)
• SupportAssistUI.exe (703.46 KB)
• SupportAssistUninstaller.exe (20.96 KB)
• SupportAssistUninstaller.exe (20.96 KB)

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The current page applies to Dell SupportAssist version 3.7.0.148 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Dell SupportAssist:

• 3.14.0.91
• 3.2.2.119
• 3.14.2.45116
• 3.4.1.49
• 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
• 2.2.0.253
• 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
• 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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When planning to uninstall Dell SupportAssist you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Dell SupportAssist:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\(null).log
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\applicationTakeoverAlert.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\homepageTakeoverAlert.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\migrationGlobalPopups.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\openCaseNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\optimizeSystemNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\predictiveAlertNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\registrationNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\WarrantyValidityNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\app-style-activetroubleshooting.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\app-style-alien.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\app-style-dell.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\bootstrap-datetimepicker.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\clr-icons.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\clr-ui.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap-ie.min.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\dell-ui-bootstrap-ie.min-blessed1.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\fontawesome-webfont.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-brand.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-large.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-small.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\icon-ui.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Bold.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Light.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Medium.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\roboto-regular-webfont.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\fonts\Roboto-Thin.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\dell-glyphons-halflings-multi-color.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\gray-dark-dot-line.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\gray-dark-title-line.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\theme\img\loading-animation-square.gif
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\css\ui.fancytree.css
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\icon-large.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\icon-small.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\icon-ui.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Black.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Bold.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Light.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Medium.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Regular.eot
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\roboto-regular-webfont.woff
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\fonts\Roboto-Thin.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\alienware.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\Alienware_blur.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\application-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\backgroundSpinner.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\backup-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\battery.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\bckgrnd_-_tile_area_u445.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\bluetooth.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\checkmark_icon_passed.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_down_accordion.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_up_accordion.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_up_blue.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_white.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevrondown.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevronup.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\client.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\Client_blur.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\clock-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\consumer.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\copy-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\cpu.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\cursor-arrow-line.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\custom-radio.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default_alien_desktop_SysInfo.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default_alien_laptop_SysInfo.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\Default_blur.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default_dell_desktop_SysInfo.png
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\default_dell_laptop_SysInfo.png

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|SupportAssistAgent|bin|SupportAssistAgent.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_3.6.6.0_x64__htrsf667h5kn2\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_htrsf667h5kn2!App\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3296F4C31EB3C6E4D8EEE9FEE1347359
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\352C609153045AC45A1070E596C1EC9C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8ED116CC7C83056469E89B372B459EC8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CC611DE8-38C7-4650-968E-B973B254E98C}

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3296F4C31EB3C6E4D8EEE9FEE1347359\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\352C609153045AC45A1070E596C1EC9C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8ED116CC7C83056469E89B372B459EC8\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Hardware Support\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SupportAssistAgent\ImagePath

How to erase Dell SupportAssist from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is an application by Dell Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall Dell SupportAssist 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 useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Dell SupportAssist or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it exists on your system the Dell SupportAssist application will be found very quickly. After you click Dell SupportAssist in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

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

For example you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The web site of the application is: http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\SupportAssistUninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 that belong Dell SupportAssist which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Dell SupportAssist with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dell SupportAssist in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.