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support assist 33.2.46 not working

Running W10 prof.  I went to run support assist this past weekend.  On one machine I have 3.3.2.46 version and it tells me this is the latest with an 8/31/2019 date so it was probably updated that day.  When I run it, it gets stuck on hardware scan.  On a second machine support assist is not on the list of programs, it has disappeared.  When I go to dell support and ask to check for any updates for drivers, it installs the 3.3.2.46 version of support assist but this does not show up on the applist at start not does it work.  It is on the program list.  

I had problems in April 2019 and a new update version fixed it at some point.  Now no longer working.

This is a good feature when it works. For some reason ever since the major change last year it seems to have snags from time to time, probably (just a guess) after a w10 update..

What should I do to get this working again.  Anyone can help please.

Thank you.

  • ThomasAAT

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    Posted September 9th, 2019 12:00

    You are not the only one with problems with the new SA version. 

    Look in this tread: https://www.dell.com/community/SupportAssist/SA-not-working-after-August-30th-silent-update/m-p/7369537#M88758 

    I am currently in dialog with dell to solve the issue. There is no solution at this point as I am aware of. We just have to wait and dont use SA for the time being...

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    Posted September 9th, 2019 16:00

    Thanks a million!  I will wait.  Much appreciated.

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    Posted September 9th, 2019 16:00

    My pleasure to help.

    I just got answer from one of the moderators and the recommendation from the engineers is to reinstall Windows 10. If that is the case I cant do that. I use my laptops in my work and one program as SA is not so important to go trough the hassel. And that it is not a guarantee that it will work. There have been reports of others trying to reinstall windows without solving the problem ...

    Since this problem is widespread (more and more support treads regarding the same issue with SA) it nothing wrong with my or others operative system. 

    I will wait for a official fix that dont require a reinstall of W10.

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    Posted September 9th, 2019 17:00

    Thanks for the update.  I agree.  Reinstalling W10 so SA may work seems a draconian step to take.  Sounds like they're working to figure out the problem.  Maybe should just bring back the version that works!  I really like SA (when it works) since it provides helpful information.  Without it would be hard to get updates for drivers from Dell.  Hopefully can get through windows updates or just working through the device manager list.  Hopefully the techs can figure out what went wrong and fix it sooner rather than later.

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    Posted September 9th, 2019 18:00

    I totally agree!

    Regarding drivers for your dell, it is easy to find them on dell's supportpage for your model. I use it often to check manually for updates. Just type in your service tag and all the correct drivers is listed: 

    https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/?app=drivers&lwp=rt

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    Posted September 10th, 2019 03:00

    Ever since I upgraded to Win10 19h1 1903 (2 weeks ago), the “Get Drivers & Downloads” would quickly go straight to 80% and stop; no error messages. It doesn’t matter how long I wait for it complete, it never goes any higher.

    I uninstalled the SA (v3.3.2.46) and reinstalled it from a freshly downloaded copy from Dell. Now, the “Get Drivers & Downloads” goes all the way to 100%. Unfortunately, the “Scan Hardware” now never gets any further than 0% then it throws an error. 

    So, I hope Dell comes up with a solution sometime soon. In the meantime, I’m going to try and  find an older SA version and revert to that.

    My System: 2018 Alienware Area 51 R5, Dual Nvidia SLI GTX 1080 Ti, Intel 7980 XE, 32GB Dual Channel HyperX, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, fully loaded etc

     

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    Posted September 10th, 2019 04:00

    If you are able to find a older version of SupportAssist please let me know. I have tried but no luck.
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    Posted September 10th, 2019 12:00

    Just wanted to inform that I successfully installed supportassist this evening. It did work after the  Cumulative Update KB4515384 Windows 10 v1903 build 18362.356 Sept. 10. The only thing that was a bit strange is that it installed two drivers that already was up to date:

    - Dell Touchpad Driver - A11 - 61.59 MB - Anbefalt - Installert

    - Kionix KXCNL Freefall Sensor Driver - A02 - 83.85 MB - Anbefalt - Installert

    But it they did install without problems with the same driver version. 

    So what made the difference I dont know, but happy I did not have to reinstall Windows.  

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    Posted September 17th, 2019 03:00

    Yes, SA worked for me after the windows update and I also downloaded it on 2nd machine which it had disappeared from.  All ok for now.  Fingers crossed.

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    Posted September 18th, 2019 15:00

    Great!