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SupportAssist update problem.
SupportAssist will not update to 4.0. I get as far as "We're preparing SupportAssist to help you keep your PC running at its best." The 'spinning wheel' keeps spinning endlessly. I have Windows 10, fully updated. Cache/cookies cleared. Did a restart. Apps and Features shows 4.0.0.51819. Should I uninstall and then reinstall? I'm not tech savvy and, due to my computer's age, I'm no longer permitted to purchase Dell Software Support. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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June 5th, 2024 09:02
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ThomasAAT
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February 4th, 2024 00:08
Version 4.0 is buggy and causes sporadically stutters every 15 minutes on my AW17R3. I thought that disabling the dell SupportAssist services would solve the problem. But no, so the only solution is to uninstall dell support assist. I have given it one more chance and installed it again, but if it continues to cause stutters, it's the end.
jmcre878d85c
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February 4th, 2024 18:55
Is there somewhere on the Dell site where I can download the previous 3.x version of Support Assist???
ThomasAAT
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February 5th, 2024 00:19
@jmcre878d85c unfortunately no. At least not from any official dell website. When a new version is released the previous download file is replaced.
I gave up SA on my old xps laptop. Wont run, update or uninstall. So it's just on the system sleeping.
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February 5th, 2024 08:29
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February 7th, 2024 02:01
What a waste of space. I hate support assist and going to delete it. Figures a Dell bot would pop in to put service tag lol. If Dell "cares" then roll back this update to the old support assist. This is non functioning, doesn't login, wastes time messing with trying to fix.
Globetrotter_55
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February 14th, 2024 17:18
@DELL-Cares I have the same problem "Support Assist will not upgrade to 4.0".
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Any help available from your end?
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jmcre878d85c
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February 15th, 2024 07:21
The previous 3.x version Support Assist was a TERRIFIC tool. Now it's gone and 4.0 WILL NOT load on my Dell XPS Windows 10 desktop!! DELL ... please GIVE us a way to go back to 3.x!!!!!!!!
UWfixit
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February 15th, 2024 22:53
Open control panel using search. Go to "uninstall a program" find Dell Support Assist and uninstall it. Then Google SupportAssist, and download it and install it. On my PC what was installed was the last version, not the new version.
karolinagurl
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February 25th, 2024 23:12
@UWfixit I did exactly as you suggested and it gave me the previous version of support assist. All is working well again. Thank you
jabber63
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February 26th, 2024 04:51
yep the new version 4 hangs on my system too it stinks real bad
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William Bell 2
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March 26th, 2024 14:04
The new version of Support Assist is causing all kinds of video stutters/black flashes/and black solid screens. It is a big problem with random computers here at K-12 school. When it happens it maxes out the RAM usage. Uninstalling and never reinstalling the new version. Version 3 had worked fine.
EE13
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June 7th, 2024 19:39
@Dell_srinath_g Dell cannot fix their own software issues!
EE13
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June 7th, 2024 19:40
@William Bell 2 The new version is terrible, and Dell seems not to be able to fix it!
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June 29th, 2024 05:36
Awful. Waiting on fix.