Note - Importing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module may give warning "WMI-ACPI is not supported". For more information, refer to Dell Command | PowerShell Provider FAQ link in the Downloads section.
Overview
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is a PowerShell module that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client Enterprise systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, Venue Pro Tablet, XPS, and Dell Precision Workstation and Dell Precision notebook using Windows PowerShell Interface.
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be installed as plug-in software registered within Windows PowerShell environment. Dell Command | PowerShell Provider works for local and remote systems, and even in Windows pre-installation environment. This module, with its native configuration capability, makes BIOS configuration most manageable for system administrators.
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be used on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE 4.0 onwards) operating systems.
This is the 1.0 version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
Note – If you have a beta version installed, you must uninstall that version before installing the 1.0 version.
Supported Platforms
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider runs successfully on Dell Platforms which are supported and have latest BIOS. To see the complete list of supported platforms and the corresponding BIOS version, refer to the link List of Supported Platforms by Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
Downloads
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module is available at PowerShell Gallery. To install the module from PowerShell Gallery, refer to PowerShell Gallery.
64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0 (Released -10/26/2015) | Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Documentation |
32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0 (Released - 10/26/2015) | Dell Command | PowerShell Provider FAQ |
Alternatively, Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is also available at Dell Support site for Download.
Download Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
(Released - 10/26/2015)
Key Features
- Available as Module at PowerShell Gallery
- Support for the configuration of BIOS attributes
- Support for Auto Tab Completion
- Support for Integrated help at Provider level
- Support for Cmdlet level help
- Support for Conceptual help
- Support for error reporting using built-in variable -ErrorVariable
- Support for Password validation using Secure string
- Support for PowerShell remoting
- Support for custom functions
Installation and Configuration
To know about installing and configuring Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module in your system, refer Download and Installation section in user guide. To download the user guide, click Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Documentation link in the Downloads section.