Alienware Update Version 4.x User's Guide November 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Alienware Update.................................................................................................................. 4 What’s new in Alienware Update Version 4.0....................................................................................................................4 Chapter 2: Install, uninstall, and upgrade Alienware Update................................................................ 5 Supported Operating Systems.............................................
Alienware Update You can find other product guides and third-party licenses documents for your reference at dell.com/support. What’s new in Alienware Update Version 4.0 Alienware Update provides the following features and enhancements in this release: ● ● ● ● 4 Added support for Windows Declarative Componentized Hardware (DCH) drivers. Added the Security Updates option under Selected Updates. These updates improve the security of the system.
Install, uninstall, and upgrade Alienware Update This section contains information about the installation, uninstallation, and upgrading Alienware Update. There are two downloads available for Alienware Update version 4.0: ● Alienware Update for Windows 10—Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application that supports Windows 10 (64-bit), starting from Redstone 1 build number 14393 or later. ● Alienware Update—This version of the application supports Windows 7, 8, 8.
Dell-Update-Application-for-Windows-10_xxxxx_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /s Alienware Update: Dell-Update-Application_xxxxx_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /s Optionally, to capture the installation log, run the following command: Alienware Update for Windows 10: Dell-Update-Application-for-Windows-10_xxxxx_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /s /l=C:\log path\log.txt Alienware Update: Dell-Update-Application_xxxxx_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /s /l=C:\log path\log.
● Self-update—If the application is already installed, launch the application and click the CHECK button on the Welcome screen to check for updates. If newer versions of Alienware Update are available the latest version of Dell Update is listed under Recommended updates. Select the update, and install the newer version of the application. NOTE: During the upgrade, application settings are retained.
Features of Alienware Update Install updates To check for, and install updates, do the following: 1. On the Welcome screen, click CHECK. The Checking for updates task starts, and the Checking for Updates screen is displayed. The Checking for updates task includes the following: ● Checking for component updates ● Scanning for system devices ● Determining available updates The Checking for Updates screen provides the status of the system scan.
● An update that is to be installed requires an interim version of the utility. If there are multiple dependencies for an update, Alienware Update attempts to install the latest version. This task may require multiple update cycles to be completed. ● Certain updates cannot be installed until a power adapter is plugged into the system. Suspend BitLocker Alienware Update supports the ability to install BIOS updates even if BitLocker Encryption is enabled on the system boot drive.