This keeps popping up every few days. It only lasts a second or two and then goes away. My laptop is a HP 650G. [firmware update] Is this legit? If…

Yes this is legit. Take a look at these threads: [image] Microsoft UEFI CA rotation: What it means for Ubuntu users and vendors …

I would install the update. As @Norm24 stated, it is legit. Occasionally I also got such a firmware update and installed it right away.

Thanks, it seemed to be from HP or Ubuntu but I wasn’t sure if it was safe. I will update the next time it shows up.

I installed it and the machine refused to boot. I received a message saying ‘Kernel Panic’ displayed on a purple screen. I had to revert to the exisin…

The update opened the HP UEFI in the bios on screen, I updated and rebooted with no problems. Thanks guys.

[image] appsy: I installed it and the machine refused to boot. Didn’t think that there could be issues with the update. May be you should leave…

My thought too. Best regards, David

It is why I asked. I had a router I updated the firmware and it was toast after the update.

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Norm24 (Norm) July 28, 2026, 11:33am 2

Yes this is legit.

Take a look at these threads:

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