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How to Install Dell Trusted Device

Summary: Dell Trusted Device (formerly Dell BIOS Verification) can be installed by following these instructions for either the user interface (UI) or command line (CLI).

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Instructions

This article covers the process to install Dell Trusted Device (formerly Dell BIOS Verification).

Affected Products:

  • Dell Trusted Device
  • Dell BIOS Verification

Affected Versions:

  • v1.0 and Later

Affected Platforms:

  • Latitude
  • OptiPlex
  • Precision
  • XPS

Affected Operating Systems:

  • Windows

Dell Trusted Device can be installed on Windows 10 devices through the user interface (UI) or through command-line interface (CLI) switches. Click the appropriate method for more information.

Note:

UI

Click the appropriate product version for more information about the installation process. For more information about versioning, reference How to Identify the Dell Trusted Device Version.

  1. Right-click and Extract the software.

Selecting Extract All from the software

  1. From the extracted root folder, go to Win64R or WinNtR and then double-click TrustedDevice-64bit.msi or TrustedDevice.msi.

Dell Trusted Device Agent installer

Note:
  • Win64R = x64
  • WinNtR = x86
  1. Click Next at the welcome screen.

Dell Trusted Device Agent welcome screen and Next button

  1. Accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

Accepting the terms in the license agreement

  1. Optionally, Change the installation location and then click Next.

Optionally changing the installation location and then clicking Next

  1. Click Install.

Clicking Install

  1. Click Finish.

Dell Trusted Device Agent InstallShield Wizard Completed screen and Finish button

  1. Right-click and Extract the software.

Selecting Extract All from the software

  1. From the extracted root folder, go to Win64R or WinNtR and then double-click TrustedDeviceSetup-64Bit.exe or TrustedDeviceSetup.exe.

Dell Trusted Device Agent installer

Note:
  • Win64R = x64
  • WinNtR = x86
  1. Click Next at the welcome screen.

Dell Trusted Device Agent welcome screen and Next button

  1. Accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

Accepting the terms in the license agreement

  1. Optionally, Change the installation location and then click Next.

Optionally changing the installation location and then clicking Next

  1. Click Install.

Clicking Install

  1. A status window displays, which takes several minutes.

Dell Trusted Device Agent install progress

  1. The BIOS results are displayed in a browser window.

Dell Trusted Device BIOS results

Note: If an error is encountered, both an error message and error code display on the screen.
  1. Click Finish.

Dell Trusted Device Agent InstallShield Wizard Completed screen and Finish button

  1. Right-click and Extract the software.

Selecting Extract All from the software

  1. From the extracted root folder, go to Win64R or WinNtR and then double-click BIOSVerificationSetup-64Bit.exe or BIOSVerificationSetup.exe.

Dell BIOS Verification installer

Note:
  • Win64R = x64
  • WinNtR = x86
  1. Click Next at the welcome screen.

Dell BIOS Verification welcome screen and Next button

  1. Accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

Accepting the terms in the license agreement

  1. Optionally, Change the installation location and then click Next.

Optionally changing the installation location and then clicking Next

  1. Click Install.

Clicking Install

  1. A status window displays, which takes several minutes.

Dell BIOS Verification install progress

  1. Click Finish.

Dell BIOS Verification InstallShield Wizard Completed screen and Finish button

CLI

Click the appropriate product version for more information about the installation process. For more information about versioning, reference How to Identify the Dell Trusted Device Version.

Dell Trusted Device allows flexibility in command-line installation options through switches, options, and parameters.

  • Be sure to enclose a value that contains one or more special characters, such as a blank space in the command line, in escaped quotation marks.
  • Use these commands to install Trusted Device Agent using a scripted installation, batch files, or any other push technology available to your organization.
  • Log files: Windows creates installation log files for the logged in user at %temp%, at C:\Users\AppData\Local\Temp. If you decide to add a separate log file when you run the installer, ensure that the log file has a unique name. Use the standard .msi command to create a log file. For example: /l*v C:\[any directory]\[any log file name].log.
  • The installer uses basic .msi switches and display options, except where noted, for command-line installations. The switches must be specified first. The /v switch is required and takes an argument. Other parameters go inside an argument that is passed to the /v switch.

Specify display options at the end of the argument that is passed to the /v switch to achieve the expected behavior. Do not use both /q and /qn in the same command line. Only use ! and - after /qb.

Note: Command-line switches are not case-sensitive.
Switch Meaning
/V Pass variables to the .msi inside the executable. The content must always be enclosed in plain-text quotes.
/S Silent Mode
/L*V Logging verbose output. The content must always be enclosed in plain-text quotes.
 
Note: For a full list of options available with /V, reference Microsoft Command-Line Options This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..
 
Option Meaning
/Q No Progress dialog. Restarts itself after process completion.
/QB User interface with Cancel button. Prompts for device reboot on installation completion.
/QB- Installation UI with Cancel button. Reboots device automatically on installation completion.
/QB! User interface without Cancel button. Prompts for device reboot on installation completion.
/QB!- Installation UI without Cancel button. Reboots device automatically on installation completion.
/QN No user interface.
 
Parameters Values
INSTALLPATH= Path to alternate install location.

CLI Installation Examples:

Example #1:

msiexec /i TrustedDevice-64bit.msi /s /qn

Example #1 contains:

  • Installer = TrustedDeviceSetup-64bit.msi
  • Silent install = Yes
  • User interface = No
  • Install location = C:\Program Files\Dell\TrustedDevice\

Example #2:

msiexec /i TrustedDevice.msi /qn /l*v C:\Dell\TrustedDevice.log

Example #2 contains:

  • Installer = TrustedDeviceSetup.msi
  • Silent install = Yes
  • User interface = No
  • Install location = C:\Program Files\Dell\TrustedDevice\
  • Installation Log = C:\Dell\TrustedDevice.log

Dell Trusted Device allows flexibility in command-line installation options through switches, options, and parameters.

Note: Command-line switches are not case-sensitive.
Switch Meaning
/V Pass variables to the .msi inside the executable. The content must always be enclosed in plain-text quotes.
/S Silent Mode
/L*V Logging verbose output. The content must always be enclosed in plain-text quotes.
 
Note: For a full list of options available with /V, reference Microsoft Command-Line Options This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..
 
Option Meaning
/QB User interface with Cancel button. Prompts for device reboot on installation completion.
/QB- Installation UI with Cancel button. Reboots device automatically on installation completion.
/QB! User interface without Cancel button. Prompts for device reboot on installation completion.
/QB!- Installation UI without Cancel button. Reboots device automatically on installation completion.
/QN No user interface.
 
Parameters Values
INSTALLPATH= Path to alternate install location.

CLI Installation Examples:

Example #1:

TrustedDeviceSetup-64bit.exe /s /qn

Example #1 contains:

  • Installer = TrustedDeviceSetup-64bit.exe
  • Silent install = Yes
  • User interface = No
  • Install location = C:\Program Files\Dell\TrustedDevice\

Example #2:

TrustedDeviceSetup.exe /s /qn INSTALLPATH="C:\Program Files\Custom Directory\" /L*V"C:\logs"

Example #2 contains:

  • Installer = TrustedDeviceSetup.exe
  • Silent install = Yes
  • User interface = No
  • Install location = C:\Program Files\Custom Directory
  • Installation Log = C:\logs\install.log

Dell BIOS Verification allows flexibility in command-line installation options through switches, options, and parameters.

Note: Command-line switches are not case-sensitive.
Switch Meaning
/V Pass variables to the .msi inside the executable. The content must always be enclosed in plain-text quotes.
/S Silent Mode
/L*V Logging verbose output. The content must always be enclosed in plain-text quotes.
 
Note: For a full list of options available with /V, reference Microsoft Command-Line Options This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..
 
Option Meaning
/QB User interface with Cancel button. Prompts for device reboot on installation completion.
/QB- Installation UI with Cancel button. Reboots device automatically on installation completion.
/QB! User interface without Cancel button. Prompts for device reboot on installation completion.
/QB!- Installation UI without Cancel button. Reboots device automatically on installation completion.
/QN No user interface.
 
Parameters Values
INSTALLPATH= Path to alternate install location.

CLI Installation Examples:

Example #1:

BIOSVerificationSetup-64bit.exe /s /qn

Example #1 contains:

  • Installer = BIOSVerificationSetup-64bit.exe
  • Silent install = Yes
  • User interface = No
  • Install location = C:\Program Files\Dell\BIOS Verification\

Example #2:

BIOSVerificationSetup.exe /s /qn INSTALLPATH="C:\Program Files\Custom Directory\" /L*V"C:\logs"

Example #2 contains:

  • Installer = BIOSVerificationSetup.exe
  • Silent install = Yes
  • User interface = No
  • Install location = C:\Program Files\Custom Directory
  • Installation Log = C:\logs\install.log

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Affected Products

OptiPlex, XPS, Latitude, XPS, Fixed Workstations, Mobile Workstations, Dell Trusted Device
Article Properties
Article Number: 000123670
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 09 May 2024
Version:  11
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