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Basic Input/Output System, also known as BIOS, is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozierok |first=Charles M |date=2001-04-17 |title=Ref — System BIOS |url=~~http~~://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218194254/~~http~~://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm |archive-date=2019-02-18 |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=The PC Guide}}</ref>.

Basic Input/Output System, also known as BIOS, is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozierok |first=Charles M |date=2001-04-17 |title=Ref — System BIOS |url=https://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218194254/https://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm |archive-date=2019-02-18 |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=The PC Guide}}</ref>.

Generally speaking, a working computer's BIOS doesn't need to be updated frequently due to the instinct risk of BIOS flashing<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-12 |title=FlashBIOS |url=https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Debian Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-12 |title=Flashing BIOS from Linux |url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Flashing_BIOS_from_Linux |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=ArchWiki}}</ref>. However more and more mainstream computer manufactures starts pushing BIOS updates, often without user's consent or against the user's will, causing more issues and paves the way of controlling the device further.

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	Basic Input/Output System, also known as BIOS, is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup)<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kozierok \|first=Charles M \|date=2001-04-17 \|title=Ref — System BIOS \|url=~~http~~://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218194254/~~http~~://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm \|archive-date=2019-02-18 \|access-date=2025-12-18 \|website=The PC Guide}}</ref>.		Basic Input/Output System, also known as BIOS, is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup)<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kozierok \|first=Charles M \|date=2001-04-17 \|title=Ref — System BIOS \|url=https://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218194254/https://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/index.htm \|archive-date=2019-02-18 \|access-date=2025-12-18 \|website=The PC Guide}}</ref>.

	Generally speaking, a working computer's BIOS doesn't need to be updated frequently due to the instinct risk of BIOS flashing<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-04-12 \|title=FlashBIOS \|url=https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-12-31 \|website=Debian Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-12 \|title=Flashing BIOS from Linux \|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Flashing_BIOS_from_Linux \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-12-31 \|website=ArchWiki}}</ref>. However more and more mainstream computer manufactures starts pushing BIOS updates, often without user's consent or against the user's will, causing more issues and paves the way of controlling the device further.		Generally speaking, a working computer's BIOS doesn't need to be updated frequently due to the instinct risk of BIOS flashing<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-04-12 \|title=FlashBIOS \|url=https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-12-31 \|website=Debian Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-12 \|title=Flashing BIOS from Linux \|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Flashing_BIOS_from_Linux \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-12-31 \|website=ArchWiki}}</ref>. However more and more mainstream computer manufactures starts pushing BIOS updates, often without user's consent or against the user's will, causing more issues and paves the way of controlling the device further.