[SOLVED] Windows 10 Build 1903 - Trying to Update to 22H2

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Have you tried other USB-ports, and is the USB-stick NTFS or FAT32 formatted?

 

[burner10231]

Am I safe to hold the power button to turn off the computer?

edit - the USB is a 3.0 plugged into a 3.0 port and is formatted in exFAT

 

[Maxstar]

Do you have another USB-stick to format as FAT32 to try again.

 

[burner10231]

Yes, but am I okay to hold the power button to turn off the computer?

 

[Maxstar]

Yes, you can turn off the computer that way.

 

[burner10231]

My computer is unable to boot properly to Windows. Would I have to try the other USB through my laptop?

 

[Maxstar]

Yes, you can use the laptop to format the other USB-stick to see if the PC will recognize it in the BIOS.

 

[burner10231]

Would it matter that the laptop is macOS? with like downloading Windows files and etc.

 

[Maxstar]

So far as I know that shouldn't be a problem, a ZIP-file is just a ZIP-file...

 

[burner10231]

It is now able to recognize the new USB and see the BIOS image file. But when I try to proceed with the update, it gives error of "Invalid BIOS Image"

 

[Maxstar]

Are you sure you have downloaded the correct version from the link below for the AB350-Gaming 3 mobo with the filename AB350Gaming3.F53?

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileL...08_f53.zip?v=a08bec8be50902b4cfabddd6af10bfa3

 

[burner10231]

Yes, I am positive that I downloaded that version. I just clicked the link again and created a (1) file. In the USB, it contains both the zip folder and the BIOS image file.

 

[burner10231]

Could it be that it requires step-wise installation of the versions? Like F22 -> F25 -> F31 -> and so on

 

[Maxstar]

BIOS versions are cumulative, so you don't have to install all the earlier releases to get it to the latest verion.

Since the Windows Update area is limited to response, I would suggest to start a new thread in the hardware section: Hardware
Maybe someone else have an idea why this happens and the image is not recognized as valid BIOS version.

 

[burner10231]

Should this have any effect to my computer? My computer is not able to boot properly to Windows like it did despite not attempting anything with updating BIOS

 

[Maxstar]

Yes, it is a known problem that older builds of Windows cannot be upgraded to newer releases with out-dated BIOS versions.

Example 1: [SOLVED] - Unable to update my computer past Win 10 Home ver 1909
Example 2: [SOLVED] - Unable to update Windows 10 by any means

Your boot problem is caused by another issue, but since you wasn't able to perform a clean install on the new SSD it is a good idea to update the BIOS first.

 

[burner10231]

So, in my situation, I would have to update BIOS and then it should allow me load into my previous install of Windows?

 

[Maxstar]

No, but maybe it will resolve the issue with your new SSD so you can re-install Windows with the latest ISO.

The reason why you can't upgrade the BIOS is not clear to me, so therefore I suggested to start a new thread in the hardware section for this issue to get advice from other helpers as well.

 

[burner10231]

Oh I forgot to say, I am now able to update BIOS. It is supposedly done in step-wise like I mentioned before. I am currently on F40 version of BIOS

 

[burner10231]

It was because the Q-Flash compatibility was not available yet so it has to be done this way due to my BIOS version being too old and not having the Q-Flash compatibility feature