Using an All-In-One as an external display? : r Dell - Reddit This is an Optiplex 7460 All-in-one computer with two HDMI (one has a little symbol by it) and a DisplayPort Trying to use this as an external monitor for a MacBook Pro (via the HDMI connection) but cannot get it to work Mac recognizes that it is plugged into an external display (I think) but the Dell does not change from its own windows computer screen I have tried playing with display
When did Dell turn so crappy? : r Dell - Reddit The 5000 seems a little better, but the truth is, Dell hasn't made a truly good laptop since the 6430U, circa 2013 They switched to cheap-feeling plastic for everything, the keyboards are blah, and now these 7000 series run so hot you actually won't be comfortable using it on your lap, and that seems like it has to impact long-term reliability
PSA: Delete Dell SupportAssist, or at least, disable it if you . . . - Reddit Title says it all Dell fucked up my PC last night (bit of an older model, 17R2) by pushing out an update for supportassist that made my pc freeze up and test the fans (left, then right) like it would in the real fan test Basically, they fucked up something THEY made Guess what was causing it? Dell Data Vault (part of supportassist) and when I deleted supportassist? It magically fixed
Monitors Periodically Blinking Blanking Off using Dell Laptop . . . - Reddit Monitors Periodically Blinking Blanking Off using Dell Laptop, Docking Station, Dual Monitors Problem: Every so often one or both of my external monitors will go blank They stay blank for 1 to 2 seconds, then come back on It can be an hour or more between or it can happen a few times in a row within the space of one minute
BIOS Administrator Password Reset : r Dell - Reddit Dell said I need new motherboard as the password they gave didn't have the correct instructions of press CTRL +Enter I entered and pressed CTRL + Enter once and it removed the BIOS password, unlocked it
Uninstalling Dell Bloatware : r PowerShell - Reddit This removes all Dell bloatware including the Fusion Service (prerequisite for Alienware Command Center) and the Windows Desktop Runtime (prerequisite for Dell SupportAssist), though its probably not necessary to remove Windows Desktop Runtime!
Dell SupportAssist - Worth paying for renewal? : r Dell - Reddit Dell support assist is a program that can help identified driver updates, optimized storage, find and fix issues automatically It is free It's prompting you to purchase an extended warranty Completely separate concept Whether you decide to extend the manufacturer warranty is your call Dell support assist you will continue to have free use of either way
Automating Dell Command Update : r MDT - Reddit I run this as an application towards the end of the TS then reboot with MDT and run it again followed by another reboot before finishing up the whole TS @echo off TITLE Running DELL Command Update REM Checks for updated DELL Drivers using DELL Command Update CLI "C:\Program Files\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli exe" configure -silent -autoSuspendBitLocker=enable -userConsent=disable "C
Is dell still a good quality brand? : r Dell - Reddit TLDR; Dell has some lineups that are good quality, some areas of their support are good (enterprise if you pay a ton), but their software is making the experience of using the machines kinda awful