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How to Identify the Dell Trusted Device Version

Summary: Learn how to identify the version of Dell Trusted Device (formerly Dell BIOS Verification) may be identified by following these instructions.

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Instructions

Knowing the version of Dell Trusted Device allows an administrator to:

  • Validate system requirements
  • Identify known issues
  • Understand process changes

Affected Products:

  • Dell Trusted Device
  • Dell BIOS Verification

Affected Versions:

  • v1.0 and Later

Affected Platforms:

  • Latitude
  • OptiPlex
  • Precision
  • XPS

Affected Operating Systems:

  • Windows

Versioning can be determined either through the product user interface (UI) or by command-line interface (CLI). Click the appropriate method for more information.

UI

  1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and then click Run.
    Run option
  2. In the Run UI, type appwiz.cpl and then press OK.
    Run UI
  3. In Programs and Features, record the Version of Dell Trusted Device. In the example, 2.1.8 is the product version.
    Example Dell Trusted Device version
    Note:
    • Earlier software versions display Dell BIOS Verification instead of Dell Trusted Device.
    • The version of your client may differ from the above screenshot.
    • The date may vary from the above screenshot.

CLI

The process to identify the version using command line varies based on the product name. Click either Dell Trusted Device or Dell BIOS Verification for more information.

  1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and then click Run.
    Run option
  2. In the Run UI, type cmd and then press OK.
    Run UI
  3. Type wmic path win32_product where (Caption like "%Trusted Device%") get version and then press Enter.
    Command Prompt with the command populated
  4. Record the Version. In the example, 2.1.8.0 is the product version.
    Command Prompt with the command populated and entered
    Note: The version of your client may differ from the above screenshot.
  1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and then click Run.
    Run option
  2. In the Run UI, type cmd and then press OK.
    Run UI
  3. Type wmic path win32_product where (Caption like "Dell BIOS Verification") get version and then press Enter.
    Command Prompt with the command populated
  4. Record the Version. In the example, 1.0.53.0 is the product version.
    Command Prompt with the command populated and entered
    Note: The version of your client may differ from the above screenshot.

To contact support, reference Dell Data Security International Support Phone Numbers.
Go to TechDirect to generate a technical support request online.
For additional insights and resources, join the Dell Security Community Forum.

Affected Products

OptiPlex, XPS, Latitude, XPS, Fixed Workstations, Mobile Workstations, Dell Trusted Device
Article Properties
Article Number: 000131036
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 28 Jun 2024
Version:  13
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