Quick Answer: When Should You Flash Your Bios?
Contents in General, You Shouldn’t Need to Update Your Bios That Often. Installing (Or “Flashing”) a New Bios Is More Dangerous Than Updating a Simple Windows...
In general, you shouldn’t need to update your BIOS that often. Installing (or “flashing”) a new BIOS is more dangerous than updating a simple Windows program, and if something goes wrong during the process, you could end up bricking your computer.
How do you know if you need to flash BIOS?
To check your BIOS version from the Command Prompt, hit Start, type “cmd” in the search box, and then click the “Command Prompt” result—no need to run it as an administrator. You’ll see the version number of the BIOS or UEFI firmware in your current PC.
What does flashing the BIOS do?
Flashing a BIOS merely means to update it, so you don’t want to do this if you already have the most updated version of your BIOS.
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