m17 R3, BIOS 1.25 update breaks VMware support (Again!)

Question

Latest BIOS manages to misplace support for VT-X/EPT again . This is a recurrance of a very old problem. It renders my M17 R3 useless for its intended use.

Could someone please put VT-X/EPT back - and *make sure it stays there* through future updates?

Thanks.

/ps - didn't appreciate some lout insisting that I give him $US 100 to get support for a problem that Dell created.

DELL-Chris M · Answer

Could someone please put VT-X/EPT back?* Perhaps in a 'future' unknown BIOS. make sure it stays there through future updates?* There is no way we can guarantee this. Have you tried backing down to BIOS 1.24?

unorthodoxy · Answer

@DELL-Chris M​ ,  Thank you for the suggestion.  Yes, I did try a downgrade.  The install goes properly, and I can see 1.24 installed when I boot to the BIOS (using F2.  However,  on the system reboot some pre-Windows software promptly says 'Please wait while we install a system update'  , and updates the BIOS to 1.26 again.  I can't find a parameter to disable that.   And as it turns out, 1.24 does not have VTX/EPT support, either. Maybe 1.23? I'm sure you're aware that lack of VTX/EPT makes VMware Workstation unusable.  That in turn disables Cisco's CML 2 and the GNS-3 network emulators, which were my major reasons for buying a powerful and expensive laptop such as the M17 R3.   Is there really no way to just add that support back into the BIOS? Thanks,

DELL-Chris M · Answer

Is there really no way to just add that support back into the BIOS?* That is up to the platform team, not us. All we can do is make them aware of your Post. on the system reboot some pre-Windows software promptly says 'Please wait while we install a system update'.* The Rockstars out here have described different ways to not allow Windows to install updates. I found this article = How To Stop Windows Updates from Downloading and Installing

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