> The vast majority of PC owners never update their BIOS at all.
I wonder if this is true now that Windows will do it automatically. I have been more than once surprised to see a computer updating its firmware after a Windows reboot.
Pretty much all laptops are getting firmware updates delivered through Windows Update (or a vendor-specific automatic tool), and usually for several components rather than just the motherboard UEFI firmware. And they definitely need those fixes, because the annual cadence of product refreshes means they're shipping from the factory half-baked
I wonder if this is true now that Windows will do it automatically. I have been more than once surprised to see a computer updating its firmware after a Windows reboot.