Update-MyDellBios

Downloads and launches a compatible BIOS update for the current Dell system.

Property	Value
Module	OSD
Platform	WinPE (amd64 / arm64)

Description

Downloads the latest compatible Dell BIOS update, optionally prepares the Flash64W utility for WinPE x64 scenarios, suspends BitLocker on the operating system volume when needed, and launches the BIOS update installer. The BIOS installer log is written to $env:TEMP\Update-MyDellBios.log. Administrative rights are required.

Syntax

Update-MyDellBios [[-DownloadPath] <String>] [-Force] [-Reboot] [-Silent] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
-DownloadPath	String	False	Specifies the directory used to cache the BIOS update and supporting files. The default location is the current user's temporary folder.
-Force	SwitchParameter	False	Forces the update workflow even when the installed BIOS version comparison would not normally trigger an update.
-Reboot	SwitchParameter	False	Adds reboot arguments to the BIOS installer so the system reboots after the silent update completes.
-Silent	SwitchParameter	False	Runs the BIOS installer silently without automatically rebooting the system.

Examples

Example

Update-MyDellBios
Downloads and launches the compatible Dell BIOS update with the default
interactive installer behavior.

Example

Update-MyDellBios -Silent
Runs the compatible Dell BIOS update silently and does not add a reboot.

Example

Update-MyDellBios -Silent -Reboot
Runs the compatible Dell BIOS update silently and requests a reboot when the
installer completes.

Related

• https://github.com/OSDeploy/OSD/tree/master/docs