Dell SupportAssist

A guide to uninstall Dell SupportAssist from your PC

This info is about Dell SupportAssist for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Dell Inc.. You can find out more on Dell Inc. or check for application updates here. More information about Dell SupportAssist can be seen at http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Dell SupportAssist is MsiExec.exe /X{A3E44B1D-1AC1-414F-A7D4-0824E0A49F3A}. The program's main executable file is labeled SupportAssist.exe and its approximative size is 35.03 KB (35872 bytes).

Dell SupportAssist contains of the executables below. They take 66.59 MB (69822968 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (728.46 KB)
• SupportAssist.exe (35.03 KB)
• SupportAssistAgent.exe (39.03 KB)
• SupportAssistAppWire.exe (58.53 KB)
• SupportAssistBrowserHelper.exe (35.03 KB)
• SupportAssistDownloadManager.exe (36.53 KB)
• SupportAssistInstaller.exe (1.01 MB)
• SupportAssistOsRecovery.exe (47.03 KB)
• SupportAssistUI.exe (562.03 KB)
• DellDataManager.exe (216.17 KB)
• DellRemoteAssist.exe (12.52 MB)
• DellUpdateSupportAssistPlugin.exe (18.34 MB)
• applauncher.exe (21.11 KB)
• Dsapi.exe (985.61 KB)
• hybridGPUSwitch.exe (47.11 KB)
• LogGrabber.exe (86.61 KB)
• MessageBoxPluginProcess.exe (281.11 KB)
• obistutil.exe (44.61 KB)
• pcd.exe (594.11 KB)
• PcdrEngine.exe (23.11 KB)
• resourceUtil.exe (41.11 KB)
• SystemIdleCheck.exe (59.61 KB)
• Uninstaller.exe (1.28 MB)
• wifiradio.exe (21.11 KB)
• ConfigInstaller.exe (7.03 MB)
• SRE.exe (6.55 MB)
• TechnicianToolkit.exe (15.99 MB)

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The current web page applies to Dell SupportAssist version 3.9.1.245 only. 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
• 4.0.3.61633
• 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
• 4.8.1.27758
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Dell SupportAssist we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent

Check for and remove 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\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\applicationTakeoverAlert.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\dellSoftwareServiceNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\DSSNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\excaliburNotification.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\migrationIncompleteNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\migrationNotification.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\OsRecoveryNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\predictiveAlertNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\progressNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\registrationNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\SecurityActivateNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\SecurityExpiryNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\SecurityNonEntitledNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\SecurityScheduleScanNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\systemRestoreNotification.html
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Common\Services\View\WarrantyNotification.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_icon_blue.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\Blue_Spinner_80px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\bluetooth.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\blue-verification-watercolor.jpg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\check_icon_green.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\checkmark_icon_passed.svg
• C:\Program Files\Dell\SupportAssistAgent\bin\App\Content\images\chevron_black.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

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• 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_3.9.11.0_x64__htrsf667h5kn2\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_htrsf667h5kn2!App\windows.protocol\dell-supportassist
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0AF488B0EEBB37546B6924A63AE99D31
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\672DFE3DA76FDC548B3AC73EB8F24F43
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D1B44E3A1CA1F4147A4D80420E4AF9A3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dell Inc\Dell SupportAssist Remediation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A3E44B1D-1AC1-414F-A7D4-0824E0A49F3A}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0AF488B0EEBB37546B6924A63AE99D31\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\672DFE3DA76FDC548B3AC73EB8F24F43\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D1B44E3A1CA1F4147A4D80420E4AF9A3\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dell Hardware Support\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SupportAssistAgent\ImagePath

How to uninstall Dell SupportAssist with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell SupportAssist is a program offered by Dell Inc.. Frequently, users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK manner to remove Dell SupportAssist is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Dell SupportAssist or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dell SupportAssist". If it is installed on your PC the Dell SupportAssist app will be found very quickly. After you click Dell SupportAssist in the list , some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Dell SupportAssist, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dell SupportAssist:

• The software company is: http://dell.com/Support/SupportAssist
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A3E44B1D-1AC1-414F-A7D4-0824E0A49F3A}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Dell SupportAssist.


8. After uninstalling Dell SupportAssist, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Dell SupportAssist that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Dell SupportAssist using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Dell SupportAssist by Dell Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dell SupportAssist 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.