HP Image Assistant
Purpose
The purpose of this solution is to deploy all updates including BIOS, firmware, and drivers to the endpoint HP workstations using HP Image Assistant. It addresses the tedious, error-prone manual process of validating, acquiring, and installing driver, firmware, BIOS, and software updates on HP business PCs by fully automating:
- Environment and hardware validation
- Downloading and managing HP’s update tools
- Running update scans and applying updates
- Providing structured, human-readable reports
This tool is ideal for standardizing HP client environments, keeping endpoints secure, compliant, and up to date with minimal manual intervention.
For complete documentation on supported arguments, refer to: HP Image Assistant User Guide
Associated Content
| Content | Type | Function |
|---|---|---|
| cPVAL HPIA Update Audit | Custom Field | Custom Field to enable automatic deployment of the HP Image Assistant scanning on HP Windows machines. |
| cPVAL HPIA Arguments | Custom Field | Custom Field to define HPIA arguments to execute |
| Initialize HP Image Assistant | Automation | Automation to deploy all updates including BIOS, firmware, and drivers to the endpoint HP workstations using HP Image Assistant (HPIA) |
| cPVAL HPIA Enabled Machines | Group | This group contains Hewlett Packard Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices where Custom Field - cPVAL HPIA Update Audit is set to Enable. |
| Execute HP Image Assistant | Task | This task executes Automation - Initialize HP Image Assistant on Group - cPVAL HPIA Enabled Machines weekly. |
Implementation
- Create the below custom fields:
- Create Automation - Initialize HP Image Assistant as per instructions provided in the document.
- Create Group - cPVAL HPIA Enabled Machines as per instructions provided in the document.
- Create Task - Execute HP Image Assistant as per instructions provided in the document.
Changelog
2026-06-03
- Initial version of the document