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‎04-21-2026 11:43 AM

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Product: victus 16
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Hey everybody, my friend has a HP Victus 16 laptop, on which we installed a fresh Windows 11, erasing everything from its SSD. When the Windows downloaded, it automatically started a BIOS update as well, which bricked the system and it has been bricked ever since. We tried the .exe file which refused to run on my ASUS computer, we tried the CMOS/battery reset, we tried Windows + B, we tried everything, yet it refuses to work. I thought we could make a USB that has a BIOS-recovery on it, this is why we tried. We are out of ideas. Thank you in advance for your help and attempt to make it work.

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‎04-22-2026 03:42 AM

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Hi there,

What's the exact model of the Victus 16?? There is a solution here but make sure that the BIOS from the zip file is the same as your old version. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianGaming/comments/pvyrx8/hp_victus_16_bricked_after_bios_update/?rdt=43...

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