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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Download and installation
This chapter describes how to download, install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Command | PowerShell
Provider.
Downloading Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
The Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module is available at the Dell support site and at Microsoft
Gallery.
• Downloading Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module from the Dell support site
• Downloading Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module from Microsoft Gallery
Downloading the Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module from the Dell
support site
The Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module is available as a zip file at www.dell.com/support. To
download the zip file,
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. Click the Support tab, and under Support by Product option click Drivers & Downloads.
3. Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit.
4. If you do not know the service tag, then click Detect My Product and follow the instructions on the
screen.
The Product Support page for your system type is displayed.
5. Click Drivers & downloads.
6. Expand the Systems Management category, and click the Download option for
DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.0_<build number>.zip file.
7. Click Save to complete the download.
Downloading the Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module from
Microsoft Gallery
The Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module is available at Microsoft Gallery.
Prerequisites:
• Supported PowerShell version: 5.0 and later
• PowerShell get package manager nuget-anycpu.exe.
1. Open Windows PowerShell with administrator privileges.
2. To find the Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module, run the following command: Find-
Module DellBIOSProvider
.
3. To install the module, run the following command based on the OS:
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