Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Version 1.0 User's Guide
- Introduction
- System requirements and prerequisites
- Download and installation
- Getting started with Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Importing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Navigating using the Windows PowerShell console
- Supported cmdlets in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Custom functions in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Parameters supported in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Configuring attributes using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Features supported in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Using the AutoOn feature
- Using the AdvanceBatteryChargeConfiguration feature
- Using the PrimaryBatteryChargeConfiguration feature
- Using the PeakShiftDayConfiguration feature
- Using the Keyboard Backlight Color feature
- Using the BootSequence feature
- Using the BIOS password feature
- Using the HardDisk Drive password feature
- Using TPMSecurity feature
- Setting up Dell Command | PowerShell Provider in a Windows PreInstallation Environment
- Accessing help
- Frequently asked questions
- What is PowerShell Gallery?
- How can I confirm if the Dell Command |PowerShell Provider module is installed in my system?
- What are the prerequisites for downloading the module from a PowerShell Gallery?
- Can I import Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module from a shared location?
- How can I get possible values for a particular attribute?
- What can I do using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider?
- Can I use Dell Command | PowerShell Provider in non-Windows Dell client systems?
- How can I get the list of all supported attributes?
- From where can I download Dell Command | PowerShell Provider?
- How can I clear TPM?
- How can I disable the SecureBoot feature?
- Troubleshooting
- Accessing documents from Dell support site
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Frequently asked questions
What is PowerShell Gallery?
PowerShell Gallery is a public repository hosted by Microsoft. You can download and install Dell
Command | PowerShell Provider from here. See Downloading Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
module from Microsoft Gallery
How can I confirm if the Dell Command |PowerShell
Provider module is installed in my system?
After downloading, run the following cmdlet within the Windows PowerShell console:
Get-Module –ListAvailable
If you find DellBIOSProvider, you have successfully installed Dell Command |PowerShell Provider module
in your system. Then you can import the module get started. See Importing Dell Command | PowerShell
Provider.
What are the prerequisites for downloading the module
from a PowerShell Gallery?
• Supported PowerShell version: 5.0 and later.
• PowerShell get package manager: nuget-anycpu.exe.
Can I import Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
module from a shared location?
Yes, Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be imported from a shared location by enabling this
feature:
1. Go to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0.
2. Edit the powershell_ise.exe.config file as shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" />
</startup>
<runtime>
<loadFromRemoteSources enabled=”true”/>
</runtime>
</configuration>
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