For details on the limitation of Microsoft Windows 8.1 upgrades, please visit Microsoft's official website: You acknowledge and agree that MSI will be responsible for neither the agreement between you and Microsoft nor any content provided by Microsoft.However, sometimes you can get a corrupt update and your computer when rebooted or shut down will get stuck on this dreaded screen: This will not go away and most people outside of the IT world usually take full notice of the “Please do not power off or unplug your machine…” message and we have known clients leave machines on this screen for days in the hope that it will eventually start working – it won’t!Before going into the full written guide, you can check out the video demo below which shows the fix being carried out.If you specifically need this new hardware, then it’s probably worth taking the risk to install it.If not, then you should simply stick with your current BIOS because the new BIOS won’t make any difference and could actually cause more problems.For example, a BIOS update may help solve an overheating issue.Also, many BIOS updates are released that simply support new hardware like a new CPU model or graphics card.

Just because there is an update for your BIOS does not mean that you should necessarily install it.The tested systems can be upgraded from Microsoft Windows 8 operation system to Microsoft Windows 8.1 operation system.If our test result states that the Product is upgradeable to Windows 8.1 Software, it merely means that you may install Windows 8.1 Software on the Product.Thanks Randy Computer Type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dude OS W10 Pro X64 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU [email protected] 4.5 GHZ Turbo Motherboard MSI Z77MA-G45 (MS-7759) Memory 8.00 GB DDR3 1600Mhz Graphics Card PNY GTX 760 Sound Card Realtek High Definition Monitor(s) Displays Dell S23O9W, HP L1710 Screen Resolution DELL-1920 x 1080 HP-1280 x1024 Keyboard Logitech Mouse MSI DS100 Interceptor PSU Seasonic X650 Gold Case Zalman Z12 Cooling Antec Kuhler 920 Hard Drives Crucial m4 256 SSD WD 7200RPM 500GB Internet Speed 50 down 5 up Browser Chrome, IE 11 Antivirus Windows Defender Other Info Logitech X-620 Speakers And if/when Dudes advice works and you repair your system; think about downloading Macrium Reflect to make system images and a system restore disk. This is a couple of weeks from the last patch Tuesday in case there are problems with the updates that need to be corrected and a couple of weeks before the next Patch Tuesday so I know I have a good safety net.Computer Type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo H530/10130 OS Windows 10 Pro 64 bit CPU Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz Motherboard LENOVO SHARKBAY (SOCKET 0) (BIOS Version IEKT31AUS) Memory 16GB (2x 8GB Kingston) Graphics Card 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7000 series (MSI) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio & AMD High Definition Audio Device Monitor(s) Displays LG 32LD350 HDTV Screen Resolution ([email protected]) HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB Internet Speed 25 /5 ( usually faster) Browser IE11 as primary / CHROME as backup Antivirus Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Anti Exploit Other Info Optical drive: MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW830 Router: FRITZ!Unlike the operating system, the BIOS is low-level software that is stored on a chip on the motherboard of the computer.In order to update this low-level software, you normally have to “flash the BIOS“, which will replace the old software with the new version.You probably shouldn’t update your BIOS, but sometimes you need to.Here’s how to check what BIOS version your computer is using and flash that new BIOS version onto your motherboard as quickly and safely as possible. If your computer freezes, crashes, or loses power during the process, the BIOS or UEFI firmware may be corrupted.Once you are convinced you have a problem, you should power off your machine.This means holding down the power button (on your computer not a monitor which we have seen people do! You should notice that you computer will completely shut off. This should now take you straight back into Windows – if you are very unlucky then the update may have screwed up your computer and it may be time for a rebuild.Hi everyone, I have a Sony Vaio laptop running Windows 8.1. At the end of the day yesterday, I went to shut my machine down, and in place of the normal shutdown icon there was a message saying something like "Install updates and shutdown." I clicked on this option and walked away. A blue screen appeared with the message "Working on Updates, XX% complete, Don't turn off your computer." The percent indicator incremented from 0% to 100% and seemed to get stuck there.I went on Google and looked for a solution to this problem, and found an article that said to wait for three hours and if it is still stuck on that screen, turn the machine off and restart it.Box 7490 I also have Windows 10 Home on my ASUS X54C laptop Thank you for the advice Dude and Cliff S.I have initiated the system restore process and there is a message on the screen saying "System Restore - Restoring files..." Do you know how long the System Restore process usually takes?