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[โ€“] ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The issue is Windows 11 which does BIOS updates as a part of it's Windows Update service

[โ€“] ReignOfTerror@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

On devices where I'm forced to use Windows, I ALWAYS set my network as metered so it won't download any updates.