Hi Uncle Zook,
Wow, HP must really not like you! Try again at the site, and change the Operating System to either Windows 8 or Windows 7. Not sure why nothing showed up, as looking at your screen shot, same model number, but only time I didn't see anything was for Windows 10. Use the drop down arrow next to "Microsoft Windows 8.1" then click change. Also, just to ask, did you run the little software from HP that wanted to "check" your model of computer? If so, that may be why nothing is showing up, since it is recognizing your current machine, OS and version. But also like you said, "risk vs. reward" on the BIOS update, may not be in the "celestial cards" for you. You could "un-install" the software off of your machine, but based on what you have now said, probably just wait until Microsoft fixes their problem.
The reason I asked about the "Brown Shoes", as that is what a lot of the Aviation ratings wore with their "Dress" uniforms. Maybe more the Chiefs and Officers during your time. Me, always running around in "Boon-Dockers" since I was a Snipe. And yes, I heard the term "Swabbie" quite a bit. Especially in our household, since my Dad and Brother are retired Marines, and Mom did a stint as well. She was proud of the fact that she was one of the first Women to attend Radioman school, though she had too much fun in Coronado to worry about school! And according to her, she had the toughest job since she had to work at the Navy Yard in Washington dealing with all the Brass! Plus, had an Uncle retired from Army, couple uncles in Marines, one in Navy, one in the Air Force along with a cousin retired from the Air Force. Yep, even had a cousin in the Guard and one in the Coast Guard. Our family had it covered!
MSI TRX40 Pro Wifi /3960X/128 GB TeamGroup/PowerColor Radeon RX 6900XT/Win 10 Pro 64-Bit. VEGAS Pro 18&19 Edit/SoundForge Studio 15/Magix Xara Photo & Graphics Design/(2) Inland 2TB PCIe with OS & Apps, #2 Documents/Music/etc., (2) PNY 4TB EVO PCIe for source footage, Sabrent 2TB PCI-e Scratch.
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