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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No idea but I know Windows does. A Fx505DT laptop I had bricked itself with a windows-triggered bios update. Warranty covered it but I went a month without a laptop.

[–] plant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

I've been on Linux since 2014 when a windows update bricked my Thinkpad bios

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is that an 11 thing? I'm still on 10, and never heard of the OS itself updating a BIOS.

[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

It depends on the vendor. Some vendors push bios through Windows update service. Dell Lenovo and HP all do this pretty regularly.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

No, happened on W10 not 11.