How to get my dell apps back?

Hi jessycatherine:

Has your service warranty expired yet, and if not have you submitted a support request to Dell customer support?  They might know a simple way to do this.

There is a way to reset Dell computers to factory condition [see Section 6: Reinstall Windows 10 to the Dell factory image using the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) of the Dell support article How to Reinstall Windows 10 on Your Dell Computer] that should reinstall the Dell apps that were installed at the factory.  However, I would not recommend a factory reset if your computer is booting up correctly since it will roll back your Windows OS and hardware drivers to the versions installed at the factory, remove all your third-party (non-Microsoft) software, reinstall the trial software installed at the factory (e.g., like the 1-year trial version of McAfee LiveSafe that ships with some Dell models) and wipe all your user accounts and personal data. In your case it would be much easier just to reinstall the individual Dell apps missing from your computer.

Do you recall what Dell apps were installed on your Inspiron 7405 2-in-1 before you reinstalled your Win 10 OS and removed your third-party apps? The only three Dell apps I currently have on my computer at Settings | Apps | Apps and Features are Dell Update for Windows Universal v4.x (to check for available driver and Dell software updates), My Dell v2.x (which now includes the Dell Power Manager) and Dell CinemaColor (which I've never used but kept since it might come in handy some day). ***

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*** Just FYI, I removed all the SupportAssist-related apps [SupportAssist v3.14.x, Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery v5.5.x (also known as Dell SupportAssist Remediation / System Repair) and Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Plugin for Dell Update v5.5.x] from my Inspiron 5584 a few months ago because I found they were too buggy and consumed too many system resources .  See my 22-Mar-2023 post in my thread Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Plugin for Dell Update Rolled Back to v5.5.4.16189 for further details.

To replace Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery (which failed to recover my system when my Inspiron 5584 refused to boot-up a few years ago and forced me to perform a reset to factory condition) I installed Macrium Reflect Free imaging software that I use to create the occasional full disk and emergency recovery media (a bootable USB stick) just in case I ever have to perform an emergency recovery. As an extra precaution I've also enabled Windows System Restore (disabled by default on Win 10 and Win 11) as instructed in the Windows Central article How to Use System Restore on Windows 10.

Instead of running my hardware diagnostics from SupportAssist I now use Dell's F12 ePSA (enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment) hardware diagnostics from my BIOS (see the instruction video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cfFECs5Qa0) or run my Windows 10 built-in hardware diagnostics at Settings | Update & Security | Troubleshoot | Additional Troubleshooters.
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64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.3208 * Firefox v116.0.0 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.23050.9-1.1.23060.1005 * Malwarebytes Premium 4.5.34.275-1.0.2089 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7279 * Dell Update for Windows Universal v4.9.0 * My Dell v2.2.4.0 * Fusion Service v2.2.14.0  * Dell Inspiron 5583/5584 BIOS v1.22.1
Dell Inspiron 15 5584, Intel i5-8265U CPU, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 620

Thank you so much for your support