How to Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Windows 10
Your PC's motherboard will either have a BIOS or UEFI firmware chip.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the firmware interface between a PC's hardware and its operating system.
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface for PCs. UEFI is a replacement for the older BIOS firmware interface and the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) 1.10 specifications. It's designed to improve software interoperability and address limitations of BIOS.
Knowing your PC's BIOS or UEFI version can tell you if you have the most up-to-date versionor if you need to update from the PC or motherboard manufacturer's support site.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to find the current BIOS or UEFI firmware version in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in System Information
- Option Two: To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in DirectX Diagnostic Tool
- Option Three: To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Registry Editor
- Option Four: To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Command Prompt
- Option Five: To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in PowerShell
- Option Six: To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version by booting into BIOS or UEFI Firmware
OPTION ONETo Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in System Information
1 Press the Win + R keys to open Runtype msinfo32 into Runand click/tap on OK to open System Information.
2 In the right pane of System Summary in System Informationsee what the BIOS Version/Date item shows for your version (ex: "P3.40"). (see screenshot below)
OPTION TWOTo Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in DirectX Diagnostic Tool
1 Press the Win + Rv keys to open Runtype dxdiag into Runand click/tap on OK to open the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
2 In the System tablook at the BIOS item under System Information to see what your current version is. (see screenshot below)
OPTION THREETo Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Registry Editor
1 Press the Win + R keys to open Runtype regedit into Runand click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS
3 In the right pane of the BIOS keylook at the BIOSVersion and BIOSReleaseDate string values to see your version and its release date. (see screenshot below)
OPTION FOURTo Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Command Prompt
1 Open a command prompt.
2 Copy and paste either command below you want to use into the command promptand press Enter. (see screenshots below)
wmic bios get biosversion
wmic bios get manufacturersmbiosbiosversion
Systeminfo | findstr /C:BIOS
OPTION FIVETo Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in PowerShell
1 Open PowerShell.
2 Type the command below you want to use into PowerShelland press Enter. (see screenshots below)
(Local PC)
Get-WmiObject win32_bios
OR
(Remote PC)
Get-WmiObject win32_bios -computername <computername>
Substitute <computername> in the command above with the actual computer name of the remote PC you want to check the BIOS or UEFI version of.
For example:Get-WmiObject win32_bios -computername Brink-W10PC
OPTION SIXTo Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version by booting into BIOS or UEFI Firmware
1 Do step 2 (BIOS menu) or step 3 (UEFI firmware settings) depending on how you area able to boot to BIOS or UEFI.
2 To Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version using BIOS Menu
A) Restart the computer.
B) As the PC rebootspress F2F10F12or Del to enter the BIOS or Setup menu. You may need to press the key repeatedlyas boot times for some PCs can be very quick. (see screenshots below)
The exact key to press for the BIOS menu will only be shown briefly on the splash screen as the PC reboots. You may need to read your PC's or motherboard's manual or support site for its specific procedure to boot to BIOS. Sometimes the BIOS version will also show on the splash screen.
3 To Check UEFI Firmware Version from UEFI Firmware Settings
A) Boot to UEFI firmware settings.
B) Look for the UEFI version. Depending on your computer hardwareyou'll see different information. The UEFI version will usually be under the Main or starting tab. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn
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Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Windows 10
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New #1
@Brink
Hi Shawnyou don't mention Device Manager-Firmware to check the UEFI version? Before I was able to check BIOS version in Device Manager as the Flash (FD) file was stored in c:\Windows\Firmware but lately there has been no FD file saved using my BIOS updates.exe and therefore Device manager will report only the last FD file (out of date) saved. Is this a (DOS) bug in Windows10 or Device Manager depreciated by MS? I have now everything you mention in your tutorial with the correct BIOS version but Device Manager with an old BIOS version (a bit confusing). Not yet sent a Feedback on this.
Thanks
FrankComputer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Acer Aspire 5 a515-54G (Dec. 2019)
OS: Windows10 21H2 x64 HomeSingle languagebuild 19044.1706
CPU: i7 10th gen Kaby Lake 10510U
Motherboard: Intel Comet Lake
Memory: 4GB2666 MHz solderedsame 1x DDR4 in slot8 GB totalDual channel
Graphics Card: Intel UHD + Nvidia GeForce MX250 (25 watt)
Sound Card: Realtek + Intel for games
Monitor(s) Displays: Laptop TN panel 16" 1920x1080 60 Hz
Screen Resolution: 1920x1080220 NITS
Keyboard: Backlit
Mouse: Elan Precision Touchpad
Hard Drives: 1 TB SATA Seagate
Internet Speed: 4G WIFI
Browser: Edge Chromium + Firefox
Antivirus: MS Defender
Other Info: No SSDSATA mode: RST-Optane
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Built by Ghot®
OS: Win 10 Home ♦♦♦19045.6466 (x64) [22H2]
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard: Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
Graphics Card: EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
Sound Card: Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
Monitor(s) Displays: Dell U3011 30"
Screen Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Keyboard: Ducky DK9008 Shine III Blue LED Backlit (Cherry MX Black)
Mouse: Logitech Optical M-100
PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V
Case: COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 Full Tower
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (push/pull)
Hard Drives: Samsung 860 EVO 500GBWD 4TB Black FZBX WD 8TB Black FZBXASUS DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
Internet Speed: 300/300
Browser: Firefox (latest)
Antivirus: Bitdefender Total Security
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New #3
Hi@Ghot
The question I have is that version in Device Manager-Firmware no longer matches the version in all the other apps (including CPU-Z that you show). It looks that DM is being depreciated in W10 21H1?Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Acer Aspire 5 a515-54G (Dec. 2019)
OS: Windows10 21H2 x64 HomeSingle languagebuild 19044.1706
CPU: i7 10th gen Kaby Lake 10510U
Motherboard: Intel Comet Lake
Memory: 4GB2666 MHz solderedsame 1x DDR4 in slot8 GB totalDual channel
Graphics Card: Intel UHD + Nvidia GeForce MX250 (25 watt)
Sound Card: Realtek + Intel for games
Monitor(s) Displays: Laptop TN panel 16" 1920x1080 60 Hz
Screen Resolution: 1920x1080220 NITS
Keyboard: Backlit
Mouse: Elan Precision Touchpad
Hard Drives: 1 TB SATA Seagate
Internet Speed: 4G WIFI
Browser: Edge Chromium + Firefox
Antivirus: MS Defender
Other Info: No SSDSATA mode: RST-Optane
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Built by Ghot®
OS: Win 10 Home ♦♦♦19045.6466 (x64) [22H2]
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard: Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
Graphics Card: EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
Sound Card: Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
Monitor(s) Displays: Dell U3011 30"
Screen Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Keyboard: Ducky DK9008 Shine III Blue LED Backlit (Cherry MX Black)
Mouse: Logitech Optical M-100
PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V
Case: COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 Full Tower
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (push/pull)
Hard Drives: Samsung 860 EVO 500GBWD 4TB Black FZBX WD 8TB Black FZBXASUS DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
Internet Speed: 300/300
Browser: Firefox (latest)
Antivirus: Bitdefender Total Security
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Built by Ghot®
OS: Win 10 Home ♦♦♦19045.6466 (x64) [22H2]
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard: Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
Graphics Card: EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
Sound Card: Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
Monitor(s) Displays: Dell U3011 30"
Screen Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Keyboard: Ducky DK9008 Shine III Blue LED Backlit (Cherry MX Black)
Mouse: Logitech Optical M-100
PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V
Case: COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 Full Tower
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (push/pull)
Hard Drives: Samsung 860 EVO 500GBWD 4TB Black FZBX WD 8TB Black FZBXASUS DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
Internet Speed: 300/300
Browser: Firefox (latest)
Antivirus: Bitdefender Total Security
-
Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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New #8
On my laptop:
- Device Manager reports Firmware date as 2018-06-14and Version F310000
- System Information reports BIOS Version/Date as AMI F.312019-08-07
Too many open apps at this point to reboot into the BIO to see what that showsbit pretty sure it will be the same as System Information.Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP
OS: Windows 11
CPU: i5
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New #9
@Brink
Thanks Shawnthis is the first time that Firmware version in DM does not match the BIOS version in all other apps (see below). I was under the impression that Firmware and "BIOS" for UEFI (which is what I am using) were synonymous?
And the last BIOS update (version 1.24) is also missing in the Firmware directory (used by Device Manager). How come?
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Same hereDevice Manager and other apps (CPU-ZHWINFODXDIAG and WMIC) always reported identical BIOS versions after an updatejust yesterday after I flashed the latest BIOS update from the Acer support site for my laptop it was not saved (FD file) in the firmware directory that Device manager uses. Possibly Acer released an update not compatible with W10 21H1 or what Shawn is stating that Firmware and Bios are two different items.
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Thanksthis would confirm Shawn's reply that (some) mother boards are separately updated with Firmware and BIOSalthough your version numbers seem identical the dates differ. I have a 2 year old laptop and both Device Manager and System Information always reported the same dates (like @Ghot) and version for firmware/bios until last week when I did my last (Flash) BIOS updateand that made me wonder.
Frank
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Hi
Windows update offered optionally to update my BIOS with version 1.24 that I already installed last week manually from the Acer support site. I updated it againno flash no restartit just skipped the installation in seconds and .......
Device manager now shows the correct BIOS version (1.24)!
And the FD file is properly saved in the Firmware directory used by Device manager
Bottom line: When BIOS is updated manually it won't appear in Device Manageronly when WUA is doing the BIOS updating it will show in Device Manager.Last edited by FrankW; 03 Nov 2021 at 02:46.
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Acer Aspire 5 a515-54G (Dec. 2019)
OS: Windows10 21H2 x64 HomeSingle languagebuild 19044.1706
CPU: i7 10th gen Kaby Lake 10510U
Motherboard: Intel Comet Lake
Memory: 4GB2666 MHz solderedsame 1x DDR4 in slot8 GB totalDual channel
Graphics Card: Intel UHD + Nvidia GeForce MX250 (25 watt)
Sound Card: Realtek + Intel for games
Monitor(s) Displays: Laptop TN panel 16" 1920x1080 60 Hz
Screen Resolution: 1920x1080220 NITS
Keyboard: Backlit
Mouse: Elan Precision Touchpad
Hard Drives: 1 TB SATA Seagate
Internet Speed: 4G WIFI
Browser: Edge Chromium + Firefox
Antivirus: MS Defender
Other Info: No SSDSATA mode: RST-Optane
Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Windows 10
How to Check BIOS or UEFI Firmware Version in Windows 10Published by Shawn BrinkCategory: Hardware & Drivers
08 Jul 2020
Designer Media Ltd
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