Wrong Version of SupportAssist for Home PCs is Installed

Summary: Do not let a faulty SupportAssist for Home PCs installation slow you down. Correct the wrong version issue with our expert advice and solutions.

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • SupportAssist for Home PCs

Affected Versions:

  • v3.14.2

When you uninstall SupportAssist for Home PCs v4.0 from the computer for any reason and try installing or reinstalling SupportAssist from the Dell Support Site, it only allows you to install SupportAssist for Home PCs v3.14.2.

SupportAssist v4.0 Home screen
Figure 1: (English Only) SupportAssist v4.0 Home screen

SupportAssist v3.14.2 Home screen
Figure 2: (English Only) SupportAssist v3.14.2 Home screen

Cause

SupportAssist for Home PCs v4.0 update is the cause of the issue.

Resolution

  • This is due to SupportAssist requires updates to certain integrated components.
  • Once the updates are completed, the latest version of SupportAssist will be released and shall be auto upgraded or available for download for users.
  • Dell SupportAssist engineering is aware of this and is working on it and this article will be updated once the SupportAssist update is available for download.

Affected Products

SupportAssist for Home PCs
Article Properties
Article Number: 000222325
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 16 Sept 2025
Version:  4
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