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People are reporting that Dell SupportAssist may be causing serious device outages, with one sysadmin saying it took down a dozen client machines over two days. The conversation is focused on reliability concerns and the risk of Dell's support software disrupting production systems.

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Key Takeaway Dell SupportAssist is being blamed for taking multiple client devices offline, raising immediate reliability concerns.
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Dell SupportAssist is being blamed for taking multiple client devices offline, raising immediate reliability concerns.

People are reporting that Dell SupportAssist may be causing serious device outages, with one sysadmin saying it took down a dozen client machines over two days. The conversation is focused on reliability concerns and the risk of Dell's support software disrupting production systems.

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Briefing Findings · Dell SupportAssist is being blamed

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Affected devices A dozen client devices

What to Watch

  • Watch r/sysadmin for follow-up reports on whether SupportAssist is the common trigger across more Dell devices. r/sysadmin

What Changed

  • Dell SupportAssist took down a dozen of our client's devices yesterday and today r/sysadmin
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