Dell Update Version 4.x User's Guide November 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Dell Update...................................................................................................................4 What’s new in Dell Update Version 4.0.......................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Update .................................................................. 5 Supported Operating Systems...................................................
1 Dell Update You can find other product guides and third-party licenses documents for your reference at dell.com/support. Topics: • What’s new in Dell Update Version 4.0 What’s new in Dell Update Version 4.0 Dell Update provides the following features and enhancements in this release: ● ● ● ● 4 Added support for Windows Declarative Componentized Hardware (DCH) drivers. Added the Security Updates option under Selected Updates. These updates improve the security of the system.
2 Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Update This section contains information about the installation, uninstallation, and upgrading Dell Update. There are two downloads available for Dell Update version 4.0: ● Dell Update for Windows 10—Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application that supports Windows 10 (64-bit), starting from Redstone 1 build number 14393 or later. ● Dell Update—This version of the application supports Windows 7, 8, 8.
2. Click Install. NOTE: You must have administrative rights to install Dell 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. Click Install on the Ready to Install the Program screen. On the Installation Wizard Completed screen, click Finish.
Log path command: Dell-Update-Application_XXXXX_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /passthrough /x /s /v"/qn / l*vx " Upgrade Dell Update You can upgrade Dell Update in the following ways: ● Manual update—Download and install Dell Update 4.0 from dell.com/support. For information about the installation procedure, see Install Dell Update. While installing the new version, the installer prompts for an upgrade. Select Yes to continue the upgrade.
3 Features of Dell Update Topics: • • • • Install updates Select updates Suspend BitLocker 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.
● ● ● ● The updates for the Dell Docking Solution cannot be cleared from Customize Selection screen. The Automatically restart the system (when required) option is selected and cannot be cleared. The system may restart multiple times and continue the installation. One or more categories (Security, Critical, Recommended, Optional) are selected and cannot be cleared if there are updates that are part of the Dell Docking Solution.
