Hello,

I am currently quite confused about the situation with Dell Command Update. I would like to introduce it in our company to manage driver and BIOS updates.

Initially, I created a package that installs .NET Desktop Runtime 8 first and then Dell Command Update Classic, because I read that this version supports CLI usage and GPO management via an ADMX template.

However, I noticed that some users already have Dell Command Update installed by a colleague, but in this case it is the Universal version that was installed manually.

After taking a closer look at the Universal version, I also found ADMX templates included. Does this mean the Universal version also supports GPO-based management?

While researching further, I came across additional confusing information. I read that Dell planned to discontinue the Classic version about three years ago, but it still seems to exist. I also saw references to version 5.7, but now I only see 5.6 again.

In addition, I found a post from someone who mentioned that they are still using version 5.5, claiming that it is more stable.

Could someone please clarify what the current situation is?
What actually happened with the different versions, and what would be the best and easiest approach for deploying Dell Command Update in a business environment?

Thank you very much for your help.

1. Failing to install in Task Sequence even with .NET 8 desktop installed. Looking at the logs, it is being blocked for being in OOBE. This is new as of today, so I'm not sure if this is something that Dell is slow-rolling out or what.

2. If I install an older version, won't run dcu-cli in Task Sequence due to being in OOBE, even if it isn't.

3. Release notes? We don't need no stinkin' release notes!

Honestly not sure what's going on at Dell, but having interns vibe-code your software doesn't strike me as the best idea.

EDITED with more Fuckery from Dell.

EDIT: It looks like if you install Dell Command Monitor and/or Dell Command Peripheral and Monitor Manager before installing DCU, it would flag the system as being in OOBE mode. So my current workaround is install 5.4, run the driver updates, then install DCM and DCPM. Yay, thanks, Dell.

We recently did a slow release by installing Dell Command Update in new images (so not directly from Intune) and configuring it to update itself via the Intune ADMX. So right now, only about 5% of devices have Dell Command Update. We have it configured to update once per month.

How has it worked for you? Do you have any horror stories? Do you have any config recommendations?