BIOS_Update.exe file for f.46 Rev.A not running (after softpaq extraction)

[fosster]

I have a Pavilion 15-cw1500sa machine thats currently on UEFI version f.45. After extracting the softpaq file (SP111736), the BIOS_Update.exe file in the extracted folder in C:\SWSetup\sp111736 refuses to run. I can see it start in task manager but it then just exits without any window displayed. I tried running the utility under WINE on linux to try to copy the UEFI files to a location on my machine so i can then copy them to a USB stick to install manually but BIOS_Update.exe exists with an unable to initialize memory manager error. I honestly dont get why HP cant just provide a simple ZIP file with the required files for a UEFI update instead of a softpaq self extracting archive, then a windows only executable for just copying the update files to the EFI system partition, a USB stick or a folder of the user's choosing. It would probably be cheaper and easier to have a ZIP file as 1) HP wouldnt need to develop custom software to extract the UEFI update files to a ESP/USB stick/folder and 2) it would allow linux users to easily update their UEFI without a windows machine/partition/VM. It really seems that HP doesnt want people to run linux on a computer THE USER owns, UEFI updates can patch critical vulnerabilities in the system firmware, etc and locking these updates to windows only is a very anti-consumer move. It really isnt hard to just put the update files in a ZIP file.

If anyone knows why this specific update doesnt run on any machine i have access to, even on WINE under linux, please let me know. and to HP, just make UEFI updates a ZIP file. All your windows drivers dont need to change, just your UEFI updates.

[fosster]

Ive noticed that f.47 was released a bit ago and this issue still persists