Dell Automatic Drivers and Downloads Update not Working.

@lmacri​ , Thanks.  I don't know why the pictures didn't show up.  I saw them in the preview before I pressed post.  I have the latest versions of Windows Update (5.2.0) and SupportAssist (3.14.2.45116).  It looks like my problem was the same as others where SupportAssist wasn't working.  I uninstalled both this morning again and reinstalled them again.  They appear to be working okay now.

I had originally send a request to Dell Support asking about the XPS 8940 BIOS update (2.17.0).  It appeared on Windows Update over 9 days prior to when it showed up on the Dell Support page.  I wanted to know if they were using Windows Update to rollout BIOS updates instead of the Dell Support page.  (My HP laptop has always done this.)  Dell has never responded to that question.

I too always download BIOS updates directly from the Dell Support webpage and manually install them.  But, that isn't an option with Windows Update.  I wanted to make sure Windows Update wasn't detecting an invalid BIOS update for my XPS 8940 too.

Thanks again, hopefully Dell has all the problems worked out with SupportAssist.

....It looks like my problem was the same as others where SupportAssist wasn't working.  I uninstalled both this morning again and reinstalled them again.  They appear to be working okay now.

Hi @TheRoots :

Glad to hear the reinstalls have fixed your problem.

... I had originally send a request to Dell Support asking about the XPS 8940 BIOS update (2.17.0).  It appeared on Windows Update over 9 days prior to when it showed up on the Dell Support page....I too always download BIOS updates directly from the Dell Support webpage and manually install them.  But, that isn't an option with Windows Update....

Just FYI, I purchased my Inspiron 5584 in August 2019 before hardware driver and firmware updates were offered by Windows Update as "optional" updates, and I'm almost certain that a BIOS update unexpectedly delivered by Windows Update failed to install properly and bricked my machine. Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery would not kick in, and after spending over an hour with Dell Tech Support on the phone I ended up having to perform a reset to factory condition in order to get my system to boot up again.

After that fiasco I removed all SupportAssist-related software from my system. SupportAssist v3.x was too buggy, consumed too many system resources, and the "system optimization" scans were too aggressive and had the potential to do more harm than good - see my 12-Jul-2021 post in ex-jedi's Prevent Automatic Recycle Bin Emptying about the over-aggressive registry cleaner associated with the Tune Performance scan of SupportAssist.  I've also posted about the buggy behaviour of Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery v5.5.x (a.k.a. Dell SupportAssist Remediation) in my 28-Jul-2021 post in Desmodus1984's Inspiron 5570- SupportAssist OS Recovery Tools downloads but not installing.

I now use Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.x to check for available Dell software and driver updates, ePSA (F12 BIOS enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment) for Dell hardware diagnostics, and Macrium Reflect Free v8.0 disk imaging software (out of support but still fully functional as of Jan 2024) for creating full disk images and emergency recovery media in case I ever have to perform another emergency recovery of my system.

As previously mentioned, I have a Pro edition of Windows and now use my Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) to prevent Windows Update from offering driver and firmware updates.  See Option 1 of Brink's TenForums tutorial Enable or Disable Driver Updates in Windows Update in Windows 10.

... I don't know why the pictures didn't show up.....

This happens to me all the time on this forum.  When you upload an image from your hard drive the default action is not set to "Add". If you aren't paying attention and choose "Cancel" your image is discarded.

Dell switched to Sprnklr as the software provider for this forum platform in August 2023 and it's a been disaster as far as I'm concerned.  I've been posting about bugs and lack of functionality in my topic SPRL forum, removed paragraph breaks, bulleted lists from old posts (my original title was changed by one of the Forum Admins) but very little has changed since then.  For example, I've never heard of forum software that only uses in-app notifications when a thread you're subscribed to is updated (which requires you to be logged in to the forum) but can't send out email notifications.
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Same problem here.
It was working ok the Supportassist for drivers upgrade and also for hardwarr analysis. No longer working for 2 weeks. I have a Vostro 3520.
Today I reinstalled Windows 11 from beggining to solve it but remains the same. Supportassist cannot run, complete its initialization and show the screen for notebook analysis.

... It was working ok the Supportassist for drivers upgrade and also for hardwarr analysis. No longer working for 2 weeks. I have a Vostro 3520 ...

Hi @fabioluzo :

Check to make sure you have the latest Dell Inspiron 15 3520 and Vostro 3420/3520 System BIOS v1.22.0 (rel. 19-Mar-2024) that is posted on the support page for your Vostro 3520 at https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/vostro-15-3520-laptop/drivers.  To find your current BIOS version open a Run dialog box (Windows key + R), enter msinfo32 to open your System Information window, and look for the field named "BIOS Version / Date" in the summary.

If you BIOS is up-to-date then I would suggest you try a clean reinstall of SupportAssist.  Instructions are posted in the support article Dell SupportAssist for PCs and Tablets Installation Issue and there is a companion YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOkgM3JUpHM.

If you perform a clean reinstall please note that you might be downgraded to SupportAssist v3.14.2.  Dell has acknowledged that the latest SupportAssist v4.0 (rel. 01-Feb-2024) has multiple bugs, and the 26-Feb-2024 support article Wrong Version of SupportAssist for Home PCs is Installed states that a reinstall of SupportAssist with a fresh copy of SupportAssistInstaller.exe might install the previous v3.14.2 while developers are trying to fix the bugs in v4.0.x.

If a clean reinstall of SupportAssist doesn't work then go to the support page for your Vostro 3520 at https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/vostro-15-3520-laptop/drivers and download and install the current Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.2.0 app (Dell-Update-Windows-Universal-Application_GT6WW_WIN_5.2.0_A00.EXE, rel. 31-Jan-2024).  That utility should be able to detect and install available Dell software and drivers updates that match your unique Service Tag, and you will be able to accept or decline any available update it detects before the installation starts.

If necessary, you can run an advanced F12 ePSA (enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment) hardware diagnostic from your BIOS as instructed in the Dell support article How to Run a Preboot Diagnostic Test on a Dell Computer.  A companion YouTube video is posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cfFECs5Qa0.
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