Even your USB mouse has firmware that handles interpreting the physical mouse input, communicating with your computer, and powering any lights that may be on your mouse. Even aerial drones have firmware, which is the software that runs onboard the drone itself. An operating system seems like it should just be software, so this may seem a little inconsistent.
While software and hardware are fairly clear, firmware is just a type of low-level software. Microcode has become more important with the Spectre vulnerability. Microcode translates the instructions the CPU receives into the physical, circuit-level operations that happen inside the CPU. In other words, an updated microcode can send different instructions to the circuits inside the CPU.
This can prevent certain Spectre attacks by changing the way the CPU functions. Microcode updates can also fix bugs and other errors, without requiring complete replacement of CPU hardware. For many other hardware devices, updating the firmware may sometimes be helpful to fix bugs and deliver minor improvements. Your graphics card manufacturer may offer a new video BIOS that fixes a bug.
Or your router manufacturer may offer a firmware update that includes new administrative features. Many device manufacturers recommend you only install a firmware update if you have a problem that needs to be fixed or you require a specific new feature , or if the manufacturer specifically instructs you to install it.
For other devices, firmware updates are almost always a great idea. You probably want the latest and greatest firmware update for your digital camera, for example, to improve performance and get new features.
This depends on the device. Download the latest version you see, and be sure to read any release notes that appear on the website. For some firmware updates, you may simply need to run an. For others, you may need to create a bootable DOS drive with the firmware file on it, boot into the DOS environment , and run a command to update your firmware from there. Or, if you want to update a separate device, you may need to put the firmware file on a USB drive or SD card and bring it to the other device.
If the firmware file you downloaded is just an. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.
For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Method 3: Try to do the clean boot, which disable the third party services and startups:. How to perform clean boot:. I hope this helps.
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