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When turning the system on, the System Bios firmware is displayed right after the Dell logo for a second before Windows boots.
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When turning the system on, the System Bios firmware is displayed right after the Dell logo for a second before Windows boots.

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I just got a tablet (Dell Venue 11 Pro) at work and now I need to install the mandatory encryption software. I was told I first need to see if the firmware is up to date. How do I do that? I went to msinfo32 and I can see what BIOS version I have, but how do I find out what firmware version I have?
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I just got a tablet (Dell Venue 11 Pro) at work and now I need to install the mandatory encryption software. I was told I first need to see if the firmware is up to date. How do I do that? I went to msinfo32 and I can see what BIOS version I have, but how do I find out what firmware version I have?

How do I check the firmware?

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

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