NewTricks Posted June 25 ID:1645249 Share Posted June 25 (edited) I've been checking Dell for driver updates daily, (manually) instead of using Support Assist. DuckDuckGo shows there are no new updates. Brave browser shows 4 critical updates. I downloaded the updates, yet my download folder shows each of the four files as "unconfirmed." What's going on here? How do I access and install? Thank you for your time. (Wednesday is soon enough.) Edited June 25 by NewTricks update for time frame 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted June 26 ID:1645262 Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, NewTricks said: 've been checking Dell for driver updates daily Just stop. That is WAY overkill. There is no need to do it that often ever. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 26 Root Admin ID:1645267 Share Posted June 26 Have to agree with @Porthos There simply is no way anyone needs to worry about driver updates that often. Some systems might only have one or two updates in a year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted June 26 ID:1645342 Share Posted June 26 @NewTricks The one that is important is the BIOS Version 1.22.0 You can run DXDIAG.EXE and it should tell you the current BIOS version. If it is less than v1.22, download and install it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted June 26 Author ID:1645349 Share Posted June 26 Oops! I guess I misunderstood the process WAY BACK WHEN. I thought I was supposed to check daily. Thanks for setting me straight. Still doesn't answer the question of why certain updates would show up in Brave vs DuckDuckGo. 21 minutes ago, David H. Lipman said: If it is less than v1.22, download and install it. Thank you for the specifics. I do recognize BIOS updates are most important, so that's something. 🙃 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted June 26 Author ID:1645355 Share Posted June 26 @David H. Lipman with a bit of fear and trembling, I ran the DXDIAG.EXE. Great results! Thanks for the tip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted Wednesday at 08:04 PM Root Admin ID:1645452 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:04 PM Some other ways to obtain BIOS information SYSTEMINFO.EXE MSINFO32.EXE REG QUERY "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS" /S WMIC BIOS GET SMBIOSBIOSVERSION PowerShell: Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_BIOS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted Thursday at 10:31 AM Author ID:1645676 Share Posted Thursday at 10:31 AM Feeling a bit nervous about 14 hours ago, AdvancedSetup said: other ways to obtain BIOS information all these commands are entered in the terminal? Except the last one, you open the PowerShell? (I've never done it) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted Thursday at 02:31 PM Root Admin ID:1645702 Share Posted Thursday at 02:31 PM Yes, that is correct. You can open PowerShell with Admin rights or use Terminal either one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted Thursday at 02:36 PM Root Admin ID:1645703 Share Posted Thursday at 02:36 PM SMBIOSBIOSVersion : 1402 Manufacturer : Pheonix Technologies Name : 1402 SerialNumber : System Serial Number Version : BEACHWOOD - 1031002 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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