Dell Command | PowerShell Provider

NOTE: Dell Command | PowerShell Provider requires platforms supporting WMI-ACPI BIOS. For the complete list of supported platforms, refer the Supported Platforms. 

Overview

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is a PowerShell module that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client Enterprise systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, Venue 11 Pro, XPS Notebook, and Precision 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 2.1 version of 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.  

Alternatively, Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is also available at Dell Support site for Download.

Download Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v2.0

(Released - 12/19/2017)

What's new 

• New Platforms support
• Support for new BIOS attributes.
  • PowerManagement Category
    • SpeedShift
  • TpmSecurity Category
    • TpmPpiClearOverride
  • Security Category
    • SmmSecurityMitigation
    • BlockSid
    • PpiByPassForBlockSid
  • SystemConfiguration Category
    • Sata8
    • EmmcDevice
    • VmdPcieSlot
    • VmdNvmePcie0
    • VmdNvmePcie1
    • VmdNvmePcie0Cpu1
    • VmdNvmePcie1Cpu1
  • PreEnabled Category
    • ReportLogoType
    • DashSupport

Fixes 

Issue: The PSPath displayed is incorrect.
Description: While running the following gi .\SystemInformation | fl * command, PSPath is displayed as DellBIOSProvider \DellSmbiosProv::DellBIOS:\SystemInformation. Resolution: Change DellBIOS to DellSMBIOS.
This issue has been addressed in the current release.

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 Downloadssection.

Whitepapers/Technical Documents 

• Desired State Configuration for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
• Configuring Remote Wake-Up using Dell Client Command Suite
• Securing Dell Commercial Client Systems with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) using Dell Client Command Suite

Articles/Blogs 

• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Advanced Battery Charge feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Auto On feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider BIOS Passwords feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider HDD Password feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Peak Shift feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Secure Password feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Wake On LAN/WLAN feature

Videos

Changing boot sequence using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider

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Previous Releases

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.3  (Released - 07/21/2017)

• PowerShell Gallery Downloads 
  • 64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.3
  • 32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.3

• Dell Support Site Downloads
  • Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.3
  • Documentation

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.2  (Released - 02/01/2017)

Updated attribute names and Possible values. To see the complete list please click Reference list for updated names of attributes and possible values link

• PowerShell Gallery Downloads 
  • 64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.2
  • 32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.2

• Dell Support Site Downloads
  • Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.2
  • Documentation

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.1  (Released - 08/09/2016)

• PowerShell Gallery Downloads 
  • 64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.1
  • 32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.1
• Dell Support Site Downloads
  • Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.1
  • Documentation

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0  (Released - 10/26/2015)

• PowerShell Gallery Downloads 
  • 64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
  • 32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
• Dell Support Site Downloads
  • Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
  • Documentation