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Can I stop or remove dell instrumentation. It's hogging all my memory
I'm trying to find out if I can switch off Dell Instrumentation and other system running files. They are hogging my memory a lot. My system is no longer eligible for support, but the product is only a few years old and has plenty of life left.
NJDave
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August 3rd, 2022 22:00
These Dell processes/services all appear to be part of Dell SupportAssist or possibly other Dell-branded utilities. At any rate, I uninstalled SupportAssist and all the Dell services on my system, including Dell Instrumentation, went away. You can certainly live without SupportAssist, though you may want to check the support site occasionally for recommended driver updates.
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TopRobRoy
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July 21st, 2022 07:00
Dell Instrumentation it's a service on Windows, along with a few other services that I'd like to disable.
Inspirion 5379
64Mb Ram
500GB SSD
Thanks
filbert
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July 21st, 2022 07:00
Instrumentation?
Which apps or services are causing the load on your computer?
What model computer?
How much RAM?
Do you have a hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SDD)?
filbert
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July 23rd, 2022 06:00
You can safely disable those, though of course you'd lose their functionality.
The screenshot you posted doesn't show them using much memory.
TopRobRoy
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July 28th, 2022 08:00
Thank you. The amount it uses changes, but with 100 services running already, removing these is just part of a bigger mission to reduce unnecessary services. It's not just these. thanks
om_sutariya
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August 2nd, 2022 03:00
how to stop CPU usuage?
TopRobRoy
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August 4th, 2022 02:00
Thanks. That's definitely useful to know.
zmcglinch
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October 1st, 2022 06:00
it definitely does
TopRobRoy
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October 1st, 2022 13:00
A perfect example of just how much system resources they hog!
Compass_wellness
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January 10th, 2023 03:00
So weird!
it started to drink my memory only today. And the warranty should expire in a few days
NJDave
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January 10th, 2023 08:00
Users seem much more worried about this than they need to be. Most of these programs are dormant most of the time, so they get offloaded to secondary storage and (mainly) stay there while the system does more urgent work. If your performance isn't affected, enjoy the added functionality and don't worry.
Ricardo.Lopez
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February 9th, 2023 09:00
Definittely!!!
TopRobRoy
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February 10th, 2023 05:00
Yes. Thanks for your image illustrating it more precisely and for the Kudos. Are you finding speed improvements on your system now?
sterlinghawk2006
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January 2nd, 2024 23:30
@NJDave Not true, it uses a ton of memory on mine to the point that I have to end task.
Nik12345
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January 23rd, 2024 17:43
I also noticed this and need to cleanup, which shouldn't be necessary these days. I only want Dell extra tools when I search for updates every month or so. Is there a light-weight tool so I can get only this useful part instead of having to install it during checks and then uninstall again each time? Why slow down computers with these tools so much by default? My new Dell 64GB 20-core computer feels slower than my previous 7 year old other computer :(