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dell.com › support › manuals › en-us › command-update › dcu_ug › update-history
Dell Command | Update Version 5.x User's Guide | Dell US
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.
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dell.com › support › kbdoc › en-us › 000177325 › dell-command-update
Dell Command | Update | Dell US
May 27, 2026 - Note: To know which version is installed on the computer, go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features: If Dell Command | Update Windows Universal Application is listed, then it is the Universal Windows Application (UWP) variant.
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Dell Command | Update - Archives?
Why do you want them? Many of these versions have various vulnerabilities that you won't want around. Ideally you should be using the most recent version that will successfully install on the device. I've been able to install 5.4 on devices going back to 2012? or so (Latitude e6410), though the only thing it tends to pick up are really old BIOS updates (because the OS install typically includes the requisite drivers for stuff that old). More on reddit.com
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Those of you using Dell Command Update, how current are the BIOS versions?
What I've seen: website is most current, SupportAssist gets it shortly after, DCU gets it after SupportAssist. I'm not sure it's true, but I've always thought DCU was more enterprise focused and that Dell slow rolls the updates as a way to test them. At very least you could consider it different speed update channels and choose accordingly. More on reddit.com
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Automating Dell Command Update

I run this as an application towards the end of the TS then reboot with MDT and run it again followed by another reboot before finishing up the whole TS.

@echo off
TITLE Running DELL Command Update...
REM Checks for updated DELL Drivers using DELL Command Update CLI

"C:\Program Files\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe" /configure -silent -autoSuspendBitLocker=enable -userConsent=disable
"C:\Program Files\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe" /scan -outputLog=C:\dell\logs\scan.log
"C:\Program Files\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe" /applyUpdates -reboot=disable -outputLog=C:\dell\logs\applyUpdates.log        

It's pretty self explanatory but it configures it first, does a scan, then applies the updates and disables reboot so that MDT can do it instead. I run this against DCU 4.1.

I don't recommend silencing the Apply Updates stage (it isn't in that script above) because sometimes it can take a little while and not being able to see what it's doing can be nerve racking.

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Dell Command Update Issues
"Enshittification death spiral" has successfully been installed into my vocabulary. More on reddit.com
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Dell Command | Update Version 3.1 User's Guide | Dell US
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, the date of the update was last installed, and the version of this update that was installed on the system.
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dell.com › support › manuals › en-us › command-update-v2.4 › dcu_ug_v2.4 › update-history
Dell Command | Update Version 2.4 User's Guide | Dell US
You can view the details of the previously installed updates on the system on the Update History screen. The details include the name of the component, type of the component, date when it was updated, and the current or latest version of the component available on the system.
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dl.dell.com › topicspdf › command-update-v24_users-guide_en-us.pdf pdf
Dell Command | Update Version 2.4 User's Guide
You can view the details of the previously installed updates on the system on the Update History screen. The details include the name of · the component, type of the component, date when it was updated, and the current or latest version of the component available on the · system.
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dell.com › support › manuals › en-us › command-update-v3.0 › dcu_rn_win10_v3.0
Dell Command | Update Version 3.0 Release Notes | Dell US
Dell Command | Update is installed as a standalone application on a business client supported platform to provide updates for systems software released by Dell. This application is installed locally on the target systems and simplifies BIOS, firmware, drivers, and application update experience ...
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dell.com › support › manuals › en-us › command-update › dcu_rn › release-summary
Dell Command | Update 5.x Release Notes | Dell US
Dell Command | Update is installed as a one-to-one stand-alone application on a business client supported platform to provide updates for system software released by Dell Command | Update . This application is installed locally on the target systems and simplifies the BIOS, firmware, driver, ...
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reddit.com › r/dell › dell command | update - archives?
r/Dell on Reddit: Dell Command | Update - Archives?
October 4, 2024 -

Hi guys as the title suggests does anyone have archives of DCU for old versions prior to v4?

Reason why I ask is from the screenshot below we have various versions of DCU on the estate.

I have managed to get hold of legacy MSI installers for versions older than v5 but anything older than v4 I have come unstuck. Dell search is not great, if anyone has any sites that I can use that would be great as I am in the process of standardising old versions of DCU for a client they have over 40+ versions on their estate. Using MSI installers I have managed to uninstall some of the older versions but getting hold of later versions is a pain. I have tried using scripts but some of the scripts have borked the uninstalls where remnants of DCU have been left behind and it has corrupted the installation voiding being able to install newer versions.

Below is the various versions of DCU we have on our estate

  • DCU | Windows 10

  • DCU | Update

  • DCU | Update Windows Universal

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dl.dell.com › topicspdf › command-update_Users-Guide2_en-us.pdf pdf
Dell Command | Update Version 3.1.1 User's Guide February 2020 Rev. A00
The Update History screen is located on the left pane of the main screen. ... On the Welcome screen, click System Information. The System Information screen is displayed with system details such as the name, description, version of the operating ... The activity log feature helps you to view ...
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dell.com › support › kbdoc › en-us › 000108963 › how-to-use-and-troubleshoot-dell-command-update-to-update-all-drivers-bios-and-firmware-for-your-system
How to Use Dell Command Update to Update All Drivers, BIOS, and Firmware For Your Computer | Dell US
The CAB file can be loaded to baseline ... a complete report of all current drivers, firmware, and BIOS versions by selecting System Information on the left side of the main screen, then selecting Export....
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dell.com › home › support home › product support › driver details
Dell Command | Update Application | Driver Details | Dell US
This package contains the Dell Command | Update application. Dell Command Update is a stand-alone application for client systems, that provides updates for system software that is released by Dell. This application simplifies the BIOS, firmware, driver, and application update experience for Dell client hardware.
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IT@Cornell
it.cornell.edu › dellcommand › run-dell-command-update-manually
Run Dell Command Update Manually | IT@Cornell
In the Dell Command Update Welcome dialog box that opens, click CHECK. The utility will scan for available updates. This may take up to a few minutes.
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reddit.com › r/sccm › those of you using dell command update, how current are the bios versions?
r/SCCM on Reddit: Those of you using Dell Command Update, how current are the BIOS versions?
August 20, 2025 -

We currently use OSDCloud for OSD and it has a piece that updates the BIOS. It works okay but it's generally kind of far behind. For example, the Dell Pro Max Tower T2 is like three versions behind. I notice the msendpointmgr tool is also not current with what's on Dell's website. From what I can tell they seem to use some version of an XML, from Dell, to get the download links for BIOS and driver packs.

That's probably okay, but I was looking into Dell Command Update and was curious if it's going to return the same versions that are in the XML. If it doesn't show a BIOS version that was released last week then I am fine with that. I just wanted to know if it's going to be any more up-to-date compared to other tools out there.