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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't the manufacturer always say to not update the BIOS unless absolutely necessary?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

They used to do that.

Now they shove untested firmware updates onto windows update, launch them automatically, tell you that your computer is going to be updating for an indeterminate amount of time and that while that's evidently more urgent and important than whatever you were using it for they're generous enough to grant you three chances to postpone the update for 30 minutes, proceed with the update anyway when you tell them to postpone, warning you not to unplug the computer or else, and brick your machine even if you didn't unplug it (and no, warranty doesn't cover it, buy a new one, you filthy consumer).

We have several HP laptops at work, and they're an absolute nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Some Linux distros do this as well automatically. I accidentally updated my bios several times until my laptop stopped receiving updates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yes, but Microsoft will just give you the latest one via Windows Update regardless of suggestions