Re: problem with my new computer
Well, yeah windows update.
I always get the normal ones but after doing updates, well it shouldn't sit there.
Windows update did have bios updates from hp but no idea on age.
I did do this between updates on my hp, but you can probably hide those with the show hide windows updates troubleshooter and yeah bitlocker and windows bios updates just doesn't actually work.
Now, I agree with the poster.
Actually unless its really old, windows update shouldn't update thirdparty drivers or software unless its microsoft.
Simply put some of those are old or simply just don't work.
Chance is the update never even started in your windows system.
I'd in that situation turn it off, pull the cell and do a firmware reset with holding power for like 20 sec then start it again.
I have no idea why even after official updates microsoft deems it necessary to install its own bios update.
I mean I do do that between real updates especially if hp hasn't released their bios but really I have no idea what all that is about.
I have downgraded drivers on some older systems to the generic crappy microsoft ones where appropriate.
I have a couple systems I have been using modified hacked drivers on for various things.
However said things are no longer needed and the user of the system has got many bsod events so I just had windows update loads its generic drivers on which are old as all hell but the system is as old as all hell so its ok in that case.
Actually windows is semi good at installing drivers for stuff which are semi ok after the fact.
For example, if you install com0com on the system, microsoft / windows update will actually update its third party driver with one from windows update itself when you do install that.
Also its optional to install drivers now and while I do do it you don't need to actually do that.
Now if they would add something like hide updates and a function to export the list of hidden things and their reason to your ms account and to a feed back request that would be good.
I don't think windows update should handle bios, and drivers associated with a system, unless the system is more than 5 years old and most likely outside its support period, or its a critical one which the manufacturers just refuse to address, or a windows update will fuck up and stop if version x is not loaded.
Windows update seems to update whenever it exists.
Worse still there are no indications on what things do and what they are supposed to be for.
For example, intel system update, or hp system update as generic descriptions.
Of course you install them, you figure out that things just work.
On the other side, hp is and has been late with updating various things and backdating them.
So I got a bios update which said updated support for windows 10 version x.
I had had windows 10 version x for the last 4 months.
It did work but that was beyond the point, you'd think they would release before things needed updating.
Saying that at least hp still support some 6th and higher generation systems.
Even the old 7th generation has minimal support but since the intel dch system updates you can at least use latest drivers for your display and universal systems.
Amd has its own and I don't use the oem updates from hp.
Obviously there is some risks because amd runs all its public betas for free to but if you are not critical well its ok.
With all the bug reports things are fixed faster.
Then again some older stuff is never updated.
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