What is "Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. - Firmware - 1.0.0.7" in Windows optional updates?

jobert

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Then why is it under Windows optional driver updates? Plus the board already has the latest BIOS.
 

xDiVolatilX

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That's interesting, I've never seen a BIOS update from the windows update section lol
 

GotNoRice

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I've updated many Dell systems via this method with great results. On the other hand, I bricked an Acer Laptop when I installed a "Insyde Software - Firmware" update via Optional Updates. So this is not flawless, there are risks.
 

EmerilLIVE

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A great reason to disable driver updates from being included in windows update, such a great "feature" that constantly downgrades drivers including AMD Radeon graphics drivers, now featuring BIOS updates that can brick your whole system.
 

jobert

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Windows decided all on its own to install every single optional update I have had. I don't know why it did that. It installed about half the optional updates one day and then I looked the next week and it had installed all the rest of them without any input from me at all.
 
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