BIOS update will not update

[dahidlake]

I have been running an HP Notebook Sytems BIOS update for over 6 hours and it will not complete. What do I do. I stopped it once earlier today as it ran for 2 hours without finishing. All of my other updates completed without issue. What should I do? This is a new machine and I'm still setting it up and want to be sure the updated sysetms are in place.

[IT_WinSec · Accepted solution]

Hi @dahidlake

Thank you for posting in the HP Support forum. Welcome !

Personally, I do not recommend you update the BIOS unless you experience some issues with your existing BIOS and you are sure that the new BIOS will fix it. Your PC is new one and has relatively new BIOS version - this is usually not a critical issue.

General recommendation I provide to users/customers is NOT to upgrade BIOS/UEFI unless they experience any kind of specific BIOS/UEFI issue. Updating just for updaing and just for using the latest verson is not solution. Any kind of update (no matter for what and who relesed it) can fix 2 issues but may introduce 10 more issues. Additionally, upgrading the BIOS (for any vendor) poses more risks because BIOS recovery is not that easy as compared to typical software updates IF something goes wrong.

Same applies for Windows Updates, OS update, drivers updates, etc - upgrade/update IF you have issues which you know are fixed in the newer version or for some severe security issues. Otherwise, keep the existing version as long as possible.

If you insist on updating the BIOS:

1. Back up your most important data

2. Please do not use HPSA to update it

3. Follow this article >> http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00042629   (method > Updating the BIOS when Windows does not start (Windows 10, 8, 7) )

Hope this helps. Provide your feedback and let me know if you have any questions.