Dell Command | Update Version 4.x User's Guide November 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Dell Command | Update................................................................................................ 4 What’s new in Dell Command | Update Version 4.0................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Command | Update ................................................ 5 Supported Operating Systems................................................................................
1 Dell Command | Update Dell Command | Update is a one-to-one standalone utility that enables a simplified process to manage updates for Dell client systems. With Dell Command | Update, devices can stay-up-to-date and secure with the latest drivers, BIOS, firmware, and applications. Dell Command | Update provides: ● An easy-to-use UI, which helps to identify, apply, and schedule the required updates for client systems. ● An easy-to-use CLI, which can be used to automate driver installations and updates.
2 Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Command | Update This section contains information about the installation, uninstallation, and upgrading Dell Command | Update. There are two downloads available for Dell Command | Update version 4.0: ● Dell Command | Update for Windows 10—Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application that supports Windows 10 (64bit), starting from Redstone 1 build number 14393 or later. ● Dell Command | Update—This version of the application supports Windows 7, 8, 8.
Install Dell Command | Update for Windows 10 1. Open the .exe file that is downloaded from the Dell support site. 2. Click Install. NOTE: You must have administrative rights to install Dell Command | Update. 3. 4. 5. 6. On the Welcome screen, click Next. On the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next. On the Begin Install screen, click Install.
Uninstall Dell Command | Update Dell Technologies recommends uninstalling Dell Command | Update using the following steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Control Panel, and then click Programs or Programs And Features. 3. Select Dell Command | Update, and then click Uninstall. You can also uninstall Dell Command | Update using the following steps: 1. Open Windows Settings. 2. Select System, and then click Apps and Features. 3. Select Dell Command | Update, and then click Uninstall.
3 Features of Dell Command | Update Topics: • • • • • • • • • Install updates Select updates Customize selection Dependency installation Advanced Driver Restore for Windows Reinstallation Update history View and export system information Activity log Give us your feedback Install updates To check for, and install updates, do the following: 1. On the Welcome screen, click CHECK. The Checking for updates task starts, and the Checking for Updates screen is displayed.
Select updates On the Welcome screen, Click CHECK, to run the Checking for updates task. If updates are available for the system, the Selected Updates screen is displayed. The update summary is displayed next to the heading in the format—update type in megabytes (MB): Based on importance, the updates are described as follows: ● ‘x’ is the number of updates to be downloaded. ● ‘y’ is the total number of updates available. ● ‘z’ is the size of the available updates.
Table 1. Customize Selection options (continued) User interface Description ● Release date of the update. ● An information icon provides additional details. Hover over the icon to view the information. ● Based on the update type and installation requirements, an icon may appear on the left side of the update. ● A link to the complete documentation of the updates is available on the support site. Recommended Updates (x of y; z MB) View the recommended updates available for the system.
Dependency installation Dell Command | Update uses update packages to determine the latest updates for a system. An update package contains feature enhancements or changes in BIOS, firmware, drivers, applications, and software.
NOTE: A Dell driver library that does not conform to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode, is not processed during Advanced Driver Restore Feature when the FIPS mode is enabled. Update history You can view the details of previously installed updates on the system in the Update History screen. The details include the update name, update type, date of the update was last installed, and the version of the update installed on the system. View update history To view the update history: 1.
The Activity Log screen is displayed. By default, the lists of activities that are displayed are those performed during the last 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, 90 days, or the last year. You can configure the period from the drop-down list. 2. From the drop-down list, select the number of days for which you want to view the update activities. For example, if you select Last 15 Days, you can view the update activities that Dell Command | Update has performed during the last 15 days.
4 Configure Dell Command | Update The Settings screen enables you to configure and customize settings for update download and storage locations, update filters, schedule for downloading updates, Internet proxy, import or export settings, and driver libraries download location. It has the following tabs: ● General—See Configure the general settings for information about configuring or modifying locations to download and store updates, and Internet proxy settings.
5. To opt in to Dell improvement program, select the I agree to allow Dell to collect and use information gathered for the purpose of improving its products and services option available under User Consent in the General section. NOTE: Dell improvement program collects data about the operations that are performed in the application. This will helps Dell to take proactive steps to improve Dell Command | Update. NOTE: Dell improvement program does not collect any Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
NOTE: If the selected day for a specific month is not available, then the updates get installed on the last day of that particular month. You have the option to select the action to perform and the notification to display When updates are found. The options are: a. Notify Only—Notify when updates are available and ready to be installed. b. Download Updates—Notify when the updates are downloaded and ready to be installed. c. Download and install updates—Notify after the updates are installed. 4.
2. On the Settings screen, click Advanced Driver Restore. 3. Click Enable to view the Advanced Driver Restore for Windows Reinstallation option on the Welcome screen. By default, the feature is: ● When Dell Command | Update is installed on your system, the Advanced Driver Restore Reinstallation feature is enabled. ● If Dell Command | Update is factory installed, the Advanced Driver Restore Reinstallation feature is disabled. ● After the drivers are installed on the system, the feature is disabled. 4.
Default values of Dell Command | Update Settings The below table provides the default value of Dell Command | Update Settings: Table 4. General Settings default values General Settings options Default Value Download File Location C:\ProgramData\Dell\UpdateService\Downloads Update Source Location Default source location from Dell Support Site. Internet Proxy Use current Internet proxy settings. User Consent Varies based on the selection during installation.
5 Dell Command | Update command-line interface Dell Command | Update provides a command-line version of the application which can be used for batch and scripting setups. The CLI enables administrators to use an automated remote deployment infrastructure for updates. It provides basic options with no interactive user prompts, and does not include all the features that can be performed using the Graphical User Interface (user interface) version of Dell Command | Update.
