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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Troubleshooting
DellBIOSProvider cannot be loaded because running
script is disabled on this system.
By default Windows PowerShell has its ExecutionPolicy set to Restricted. To execute the Dell Command |
PowerShell Provider cmdlets and functions, PowerShell execution policy must be changed to
RemoteSigned at a minimum. To apply the ExecutionPolicy, run the Windows PowerShell with
Administrator privileges, and run the following command within the PowerShell console: Set-
ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned –force.
Unable to import DellBIOSProvider module.
• Verify if the downloaded package is saved along the PowerShell default module path that PowerShell
supports.
• Verify if supported architecture that is X86/X64 is being used.
• Verify if Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable 2010, 2012 is installed on the system.
Set-Item cmdlets displays an error.
• Verify if the attribute is read-only.
• Verify if that particular attribute has any limitation or dependency in setting the value. For example,
you cannot set PeakShiftDayConfiguration StartTime greater than EndTime or ChargeStartTime.
System password not accepted.
Verify if both Admin and System passwords are set. If yes, provide Administrator password to validate.
Unable to see current value for some custom BIOS
attributes.
Some custom BIOS attributes such as PeakShiftDayConfiguration have many values or parameters. To
view the entire current value use the following command:
Get-Item PeakShiftDayConfiguration | select -ExpandProperty Currentvalue
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