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Dell Command | Update | Dell US
May 27, 2026 - Select the Download button next to the Dell Command | Update of your choice. Using File Explorer (also known as Windows Explorer), browse to the location where the downloaded file was saved.
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How to Use Dell Command Update to Update All Drivers, BIOS, and Firmware For Your Computer | Dell US
Dell Command Update prepares for a driver restore. This may take several moments. You must extract the driver cab for the specific computer onto a USB drive or other location. The CAB file can be loaded to baseline the Device Manger and prepare the computer for a full update check by specifying the location.
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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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Deploy as a Win32 app. Have the detect criteria key off the executable instead of the MSI product code. Set another Win32 app to configure DCU to automatically install updates. Set detection criteria to the expected registry values. You should still periodically update the Win32 app that is deployed because eventually it will fall out of support and no linger self-update. More on reddit.com
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By using an .XML file, you can transfer the settings to another system and also import settings from another system. Using these .XML files you can create common configuration settings for all the installed instances of Dell Command | Update in the organization.
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You can upgrade Dell Command | Configure using a Dell Update Package (DUP) or the MSI file. NOTE: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or later must be installed on the client system to ensure a successful Dell Command | Configure user interface installation. NOTE: If Windows User Account Control (UAC) ...
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January 4, 2023 - NOTE: Dell Command | Update—Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application supports Windows 10, starting from Redstone 1build number 14393 or later, and Windows 11.
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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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Update: Not sure if this was recent but you must now remove the (x86) out of the Program Files path (maybe they made the app x64 now?)

Here's a script I made that works really well. Of course you can tailor it for a GPO but standalone, it works wonders.

The gist is.. it will check if Dell Command Update is installed and if it is, it will run it and install all available updates. If it's not installed, it will look for the Dell Command Update msi and silently install it and then run it silently. If it cannot find the msi automatically, it will prompt you with an explorer GUI to browse to the .msi and silently install/run it.

Esentially.. a single click to do all Dell updates. It's also turning off Dell automatic update (handy for enterprise/small business) but you can delete/comment that out. In order to get the .msi you can run the Dell Command Update tool and in the middle of it running, you can find it in the Windows temp directory and copy it out of their and put it on a network share or USB stick for mass deployment.

@echo off
cls

tasklist | find /i "DellCommandUpdate.exe" && echo Closing existing Dell Command Update && taskkill /im DellCommandUpdate.exe /F
SET file=S:\Downloads\DellCommandUpdate.msi
if exist "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe" goto:runDellUpdater
if exist "%file%" goto:installDellUpdater

echo Please navigate to the DellCommandUpdate.msi file
set dialog="about:<input type=file id=FILE><script>FILE.click();new ActiveXObject
set dialog=%dialog%('Scripting.FileSystemObject').GetStandardStream(1).WriteLine(FILE.value);
set dialog=%dialog%close();resizeTo(0,0);</script>"
for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%p in ('mshta.exe %dialog%') do set "file=%%p"

:installDellUpdater
echo Installing Dell Command Update app
"%file%" /quiet

:runDellUpdater
echo Disabling Dell automatic updates
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Dell\UpdateService\Clients\CommandUpdate\Preferences\Settings\Schedule" /v "ScheduleMode" /t REG_SZ /d "ManualUpdates" /f
echo Running the Dell Command Update app
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe" /ApplyUpdates
pause
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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. This package is compatible only with Windows ...
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Uninstall Dell Command | Update for Windows 10 · Uninstall Dell Command | Update for Windows 32-bit version · Upgrade Dell Command | Update · Features of Dell Command | Update · Install updates · Select updates · Customize selection · Dependency installation · Advanced Driver Restore for Windows Reinstallation · Update history · View update history · View and export system information · Activity log · View and export the Activity log · Give us your feedback · Configure Dell Command | Update ·
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February 21, 2026 - Do not upload multiple files at ... create a new policy to configure the settings we want. Start by navigating to the Configuration pane and creating a new Policy. Make sure to select Windows 10 ......