Quick Start Manual

Active Profiles

This section lists the profiles that are currently active on your system. A profile is considered active if it is enabled and

its policies are started every time the system starts. The user can click on any of these profiles to navigate to the Profiles

and Policies page and see the details of the selected profile. Users with Local Administrator rights will also be able to

disable an active profile or enable in inactive profile.

Inactive Profiles

A profile that is not active is called an inactive profile. These profiles are disabled by the Local Administrator.

NOTE: The software may come with special profiles that can be activated when no other profile is active.Once

activated, such profiles will automatically be deactivated by the software once they have executed. “

Dell Factory

Settings

” profile is such a profile that can be used to restore certain system parameters (that may be changed by

Dell Precision Optimizer) back to their factory defaults.

System Updates

The bottom left side of the home page displays the number of software updates available. Dell System Updates are

specific to Dell Precision Optimizer and your system's hardware and software configuration. Windows Updates are

available within your operating system. The updates are grouped into three categories:

• Critical

• Recommended

• Optional

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