Yesterday I noticed my main desktop computer was running slow. Although it should be able to handle it, it’s been running rough ever since I upgraded to Windows 10. I searched Google for “Windows 10 performance tips” and one list I found suggested making sure your BIOS firmware was up to date. I’ve never updated the firmware on that machine, so I downloaded the latest one from Acer’s website and double-clicked on it. The firmware update unpacked, got 75% done flashing my computer’s firmware… and then, Windows 10 blue-screened on me. My computer is dead. I tried moving the CMOS… (read more)