Dell

Software: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177325/dell-command-update

Manual: https://www.dell.com/support/product-details/en-us/product/command-update/resources/manuals

Install Software:

Dell-Command-Update-Windows-Universal-Application.EXE /s

Update Code:

$logFile = "C:\Temp\$(Get-Date -Format 'MM-dd-yyyy')-DellCommandUpdateLog.log"

# Define the path to the Dell Command Update CLI
$exePath = "C:\Program Files\Dell\CommandUpdate\dcu-cli.exe"

# Prepare the argument string (safely quote the log file path)
$args = "/applyUpdates -silent -autoSuspendBitLocker=enable -outputLog=`"$logFile`""

# Run the command natively in PowerShell
Start-Process -FilePath $exePath -ArgumentList $args -Wait -NoNewWindow

HP

Software: http://ftp.ext.hp.com//pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/HPIA.html

Manual: https://ftp.hp.com/pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/whitepapers/HPIAUserGuide.pdf

Install Software:

# Extract HP Image Assistant files (silent extraction)
Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Temp\hp-hpia-x.x.x.exe" -ArgumentList "/s", "/e", "/f C:\Temp\HP\HPIA\" -Wait

Update Code:

# Set date variable for timestamped subfolders and files
$date = Get-Date -Format "MMddyyyy"

# Define folder paths
$BaseFolder        = "C:\Temp\HP\HPIA"
$InstallerFolder   = Join-Path -Path $BaseFolder -ChildPath "Installers"
$ReportsFolder     = Join-Path -Path $BaseFolder -ChildPath "Reports"
$LogsFolder        = Join-Path -Path "C:\Temp\HP" -ChildPath "Logs"  # Keeping Logs outside HPIA folder
$DailyReportFolder = Join-Path -Path $ReportsFolder -ChildPath ("Reports_" + $date)
$DailyLogFolder    = Join-Path -Path $LogsFolder -ChildPath ("Logs_" + $date)

# Create necessary base folders
New-Item -Path "C:\Temp\HP" -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $LogsFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $BaseFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $InstallerFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $ReportsFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $DailyReportFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $DailyLogFolder -ItemType Directory -Force

# Build argument list for generating the update report
$ReportFile = Join-Path -Path $DailyReportFolder -ChildPath ("UpdateReport_" + $date + ".html")
$argListReport = @(
    '/Operation:Analyze',
    '/Action:List',
    '/Silent',
    '/Debug',
    "/ReportFilePath:`"$ReportFile`""
)

Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Temp\HP\HPIA\HPImageAssistant.exe" -ArgumentList $argListReport -Wait

# Build argument list for installing updates
$argListInstall = @(
    '/Operation:Analyze',
    '/Action:Install',
    '/Silent',
    '/Debug',
    "/SoftPaqDownloadFolder:`"$InstallerFolder`"",
    "/LogFolder:`"$DailyLogFolder`"",
    '/Category:All',
    '/Selection:All'
)

Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Temp\HP\HPIA\HPImageAssistant.exe" -ArgumentList $argListInstall -Wait

Write-Host "Installation complete."
Write-Host "Reports are available in: $DailyReportFolder"
Write-Host "Logs are available in: $DailyLogFolder"

Lenovo

Software (Thin Client): https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT037099

Manual: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/tvsu5_mst_en.pdf

Install Software:

lenovo_thininstaller.exe /verysilent /norestart

Update Code:

$packagesPS = "1,3,7,8"
$LogPS = "C:\temp\ThinInstallerLog.log"
Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\ThinInstaller\ThinInstaller.exe" `
    -ArgumentList "/CM", "-search", "O", "-action", "INSTALL", "-noicon", "-includerebootpackages", "$packagesPS", "-noreboot" `
    -Wait -NoNewWindow -RedirectStandardOutput "$LogPS"