u/DanTheEndpointMan

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I use Dell Command Update in our environment to scan for available updates and apply driver/BIOS/firmware updates as needed. It's very handy for keeping tabs on urgent update releases and generating reports on what devices are missing patches.

I just noticed that the most recent version of the software (5.7.0) seems to be installing AMD bloatware automatically when checking for updates which is annoying. All our devices are Dells with Intel processors and despite that it seems Dell Command Update is now installing something called "AMD Software" for an unknown reason. Attempting to run this software even gives an error message stating that our system isn't running AMD hardware to support it and it immediately closes. I looked through Task Manager as well and can confirm that something called "AMD Crash Defender Service" has also been installed by default and is running in the background. If I have a fully Intel system, why are these things being installed?

For reference, the command I use when applying updates is "waithidden "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe" /applyupdates -silent" but I guess I might have to be more specific and tell it to just scan for drivers or BIOS updates to avoid other programs being installed when they aren't wanted or needed.

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u/DanTheEndpointMan — 23 days ago