HP supplies the firmware, available on this HP page: https://support.hp.com/ca-en/driver...rivers/selfservice/hp-pavilion-15-n200-notebook-pc-series/6529948/model/6846637

 

I have already downloaded it it did not help but thanks anymore suggestions

 

Once you downloaded the file, did you run it?

 

Yes but if you say I will try again

 

I wanted to update my bios using the firmware option

It depends on what you mean by "firmware option"
BIOS itself is firmware, for example BIOS is not a driver or hardware.

 

You know how there is option in your device manager that says firmware I dont have that option so pretty much I just want to get the firmware tab or whatever you want to call it into my device manager thanks for reaching out tho

 

I have just check in my device manager, and according to device manager I'm running "Microsoft" Firmware.
This can't be true, no clue what "firmware" means here.

In any case if you want to see "firmware" node,
in device manager click on "View" menu and then "Show hidden devices"

 

Didnt work

 

singh1:

The support site for the HP Pavilion 15-n220nr Notebook PC has a BIOS update and a firmware update.

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The BIOS update is for the BIOS software in that laptop.
The firmware update is for the hard disk drive in that laptop.

There's no reason to update them, unless they address and fix issues in that laptop.
If you make a mistake while updating them, you will likely be left with a non-working laptop.

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singh1:

The support site for the HP Pavilion 15-n220nr Notebook PC has a BIOS update and a firmware update.

View attachment 278734 View attachment 278735
(click each image to enlarge and view)

The BIOS update is for the BIOS software in that laptop.
The firmware update is for the hard disk drive in that laptop.

There's no reason to update them, unless they address and fix issues in that laptop.
If you make a mistake while updating them, you will likely be left with a non-working laptop.

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Thanks for telling me now I can live my life and I think the issue is my windows update I am currently running 1903 just about to update it thanks for the help

 

According to its support site, that laptop originally came with Windows 8.1 64-bit.
Based on what you said, I'm going to assume it's running
Windows 10 Home Version 1903 Build 18362 64-bit

There are 2 bi-annual updates for it:
Version 1909 Build 18363
Version 2004 Build 19041

You didn't say which method you're going to use to update it.
Hopefully, the update will go smoothly and won't fail.

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I don't do an "upgrade" install from one bi-annual update to the other.
I do a "clean" install of the current bi-annual update and get a fresh start.
It's not the method that you and most people would want to do.

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I don't do an "upgrade" install from one bi-annual update to the other.
I do a "clean" install of the current bi-annual update and get a fresh start.
It's not the method that you and most people would want to do.

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What are the pros and cons of clean installing

 

You may want to take a look at documentation for more information:

There are two types of firmware that can be serviced via Windows: system firmware and device firmware. System firmware is responsible for providing critical boot and runtime services to the system as a whole, and device firmware is associated with a particular device integrated into a system. Such device firmware typically works together with a device driver, allowing the OS to expose the device to OS-level services and applications.

Microsoft strongly recommends that devices running Windows 10 Mobile should update UEFI firmware by using the binary update process.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...om/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/bringup/windows-uefi-firmware-update-platform

As you can see, your OEM has failed to tell you what their steps do.