debbier
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Post by debbier on Dec 15, 2018 18:45:40 GMT -5
Do I really need all these updates or just the critical ones?  |
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Post by jholland1964 on Dec 15, 2018 20:05:30 GMT -5
The only one would be the Bluetooth driver but even that wouldn't be necessary if you never use a bluetooth device. Essentially, if you are not having a problems with hardware devices then don't worry about the driver updates. Then I would advise getting them from the manufacturer not Dell. In the case of the Bluetooth driver then get it from Intel.
The rest of them are not necessary.
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Post by budgall on Dec 15, 2018 23:03:07 GMT -5
I disagree with Judy, on these updates I would consider installing them all. It appears that these updates are being provided by the manufacturer of your computer and appear to be updates to maintenance and utility software that came pre-installed on your computer. I do agree that the best place to get driver updates is from the manufacturers website of the device being updated however the drivers are recommended by Dell for a Dell computer might have been modified by Dell to better support the installed device.
If it was Microsoft offering the device updates I would not install them unless the device manufacturers web site said that the needed driver was included in Windows or updated through Windows updates.
The final choice to update or not is yours, I see no harm in updating any of the updates offered.
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Post by jholland1964 on Dec 16, 2018 0:01:16 GMT -5
To each his own.
The only one of these that has anything to do with maintenance is the Dell Help and Support Application. With this every time you use this you must down load a new copy of this application so there really isn't any need to download it unless you need to scan your computer for issues. Call Dell Tech help and the very first thing they have you do is remove the old copy and download a new one.
The Dell Digital Delivery Application enables you to buy 3rd party software from Dell and download it to your computer.
The Dell Airplane Mode switch is needed IF you use Airplane mode, if you never use it then it isn't required.
The Bluetooth driver is up to you. If you never use Bluetooth then it isn't needed. If you want to take it from Dell then go ahead. Dell doesn't alter the drivers they offer and they don't necessarily offer the most recent driver released by the manufacturer. The last time I had a problem with a driver installation and called Dell they had me go to the hardware manufacturer to get the driver directly from the manufacturer and that driver was newer than the one offered by Dell.
As I said, to each his own.
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debbier
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Post by debbier on Dec 16, 2018 0:31:20 GMT -5
Thanks for your replies. After reading your explanations of what these updates are for I think I'll choose to not update since they won't benefit my computer use.
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