Dell Command Update
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Pros
- Dell Command Update is explicitly configured to suspend Bitlocker
- DCU solves a lot of issues for us, specifically dock related issues.
- The only dell software I care to install and use. Helps make driver updates and management dummy proof.
- Had DCU on all our 3000 machines for a while now. Works well
- DCU is one of the few pieces of Dell bloat that I configure on my images. ... DCU has always been solid for me to use command prompt remotely in the backend to install firmware.
Cons
- So yeah, not too happy about Dell bundling all this crapware with what I would consider to be an essential tool that needs to have a MINIMAL footprint.
- I wish they just bundled .NET 8/9 with their binaries (like powershell 7 does) instead of requiring a standalone install. I'm not going to mess with it until they address this; handling out-of-support .NET installs is already a major pai...
- I've had more problems with DCU itself than any result of the updates it installs
- I've checked several Dell 14 Pro laptops using Dell Command Update -> System Information. It doesn’t list a firmware version, only a driver version for ControlVault3. It shows the old version 6.2.25.24 . After manually installing the upd...
Sentiment
8 positive (67%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 4 negative (33%)
Trust + time weighted score: +33% · raw score 33%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
Dell Command Update is explicitly configured to suspend Bitlocker
So yeah, not too happy about Dell bundling all this crapware with what I would consider to be an essential tool that needs to have a MINIMAL footprint.
DCU solves a lot of issues for us, specifically dock related issues.
The only dell software I care to install and use. Helps make driver updates and management dummy proof.
Had DCU on all our 3000 machines for a while now. Works well
I wish they just bundled .NET 8/9 with their binaries (like powershell 7 does) instead of requiring a standalone install. I'm not going to mess with it until they address this; handling out-of-support .NET installs is already a major pain - this would just make it worse.
DCU is one of the few pieces of Dell bloat that I configure on my images. ... DCU has always been solid for me to use command prompt remotely in the backend to install firmware.
I've had more problems with DCU itself than any result of the updates it installs
We have DCU delay installing updates unless the update is 14 days old and it only runs monthly automatically, so it's been fairly stable for us for the last 5 years.
Dell shop here, drivers are disabled in WU and everything is handled by Dell Command Update. You should leverage the OEMs tools for drivers.
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