Firmware and BIOS updates are always risky, and it is always recommended to be careful when installing one. When things go south for some reason, they can lead to bricked PCs and other problems. Although HP ProBook 445 455 G7 launched in 2020 owners say they did not do anything wrong while a new update was pushed to their systems, they found themselves with notebooks that no longer work. The firmware causing these issues is version 01.17, and currently, it has been removed from HP support web
