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May 9th, 2024 22:51

Support for Dell Update / Alienware Update Ending December 2024

From the 21-Feb-2024 Dell support article Dell Update and Alienware Update - Overview and Common Questions:

I originally assumed this only applied to the classic "old-style" Dell Update v4.x line of Win32 applications (e.g., Dell Update / Alienware Update / Dell | Command Update) for Win 8.1 and higher, but my Dell Update for Windows Universal app just self-updated to v5.3.0 today and there is now a warning on the main GUI stating that this app will reach end of support at the end of 2024.

I refuse to re-install SupportAssist on my Inspiron 5584 [it's too buggy, the "system optimization" scans (Clean Files / Tune Performance / Optimize Network) are too aggressive, and it hogs too much RAM and CPU - see my 12-Jul-2021 post in ex-jedi's Prevent Automatic Recycle Bin Emptying about the over-aggressive registry cleaner included with the Tune Performance scan for one example] so it looks like my only option after Dec 2024 will be to occasionally check the Drivers & Downloads tab of my Inspiron 5584 support page to see if any new updates have been released.

Kudos to @SomeDave for posting about this on 05-May-2024 in Dell Command Update, and shame on Dell for such a short-sighted decision.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.4291 * Firefox v125.0.3 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.24030.9-1.1.24040.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.1.3.110-1.0.1219 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.3.0 * My Dell v2.2.6.0

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