
Dell Optimizer Version 6.x User's Guide
Getting started with Dell Optimizer
This section provides information about the general features to help you get started and manage Dell Optimizer.
To launch the application, open the Windows Start menu, and search for Dell Optimizer.
When you launch the application for the first time, you can view the onboarding process. The onboarding process provides information about the application. If you do not have the latest version of Dell Optimizer that is installed, you see a prompt to update it every 30 days. The onboarding page also displays the system model. In Privacy Notice, you can accept the Dell Optimizer customer experience improvement program by clicking Yes, I consent, or refuse by clicking No, I don't consent. If you click Yes, I consent, the application collects and sends the information about how you use Dell Optimizer to Dell Technologies.
You can change the option at a later point from Preferences > Privacy Notice. An administrator can preset this option during deployment.
You can choose to skip any of the feature information pages that are displayed as part of the onboarding process by clicking the Skip walkthrough option. When you click the Skip walkthrough option, it takes you to the privacy consent page.
In the home screen, you can view the following features:
- Power & Battery
- Video
- Presence Detection
- Collaboration Touchpad
- Purchased Apps
| Icon | Function |
|---|---|
| - | Minimizes the application. |
| X | Closes the application. |
| v | Displays the Preferences, Activity Feed, Beta, User's Guide, and About Dell Optimizer section. |
| Takes you to the previous screen. |
| Experience | Default settings |
|---|---|
| Power & Battery | |
| Intelligent Battery Extender | ON |
| Dynamic Charge Policy | ON |
| Presence Detection | |
| Walk away lock | OFF |
| Walk away lock - Snooze | OFF |
| Wake on approach | OFF |
| Onlooker detection | OFF |
| Look Away Dim | OFF |
| Collaboration Touchpad | |
| Collaboration Touchpad | ON |
| Display | |
| Color profiles | ON |
| Application color | ON |