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Zaoey
Sep 08, 2026Iron Contributor
What causes hardware behavior to change after a firmware update even when Windows remains unchanged?
Firmware updates modify the low-level code stored on your hardware devices, such as the motherboard UEFI, SSD controller, or network adapter, which directly changes how they interpret and execute com...
Oristam
Sep 08, 2026Tin Contributor
If a laptop manufacturer releases a UEFI/BIOS update that includes a new EC firmware blob, they can change the default threshold behavior without touching Windows.