What is the usefulness of Asus Live Update? Solved/Closed

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Hello everyone,  I’m trying to understand what the Asus Live Update software is for.  It was already on my Asus laptop when I bought it and it’s still among the running software, but I don’t know what it does and I never see it “in action”...  I’d like to know if I can remove it because if I have no use for it, it would free up some space... :) And it might make my laptop run faster...  I’ve seen on forums that it has something to do with BIOS, but what is “BIOS”, and what does it mean in French, lol ????  Thanks to everyone who can answer me!

widder · Accepted Answer

Hello,

So what is this little thing for?
Well, simply to perform updates automatically.
It's true that Asus hasn’t (or seems to have not) ensured the unexpected opening of this window.

To deactivate it: Go to Windows startup (Start, Run, type: msconfig, then in the startup tab, uncheck it) and run it from time to time to check if a new update is available.

Removing it isn’t necessarily required, but manually disabling it seems like a good choice. Apparently, if it seems to be slow or isn’t downloading, it means it has nothing to do!!! So you have to guess for it...

If you need to update manually:

Download Live Update from the ASUS website and select your PC's model:

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=Live%20Update

Then you will see something like this:

42 files found

BIOS (3) [BIOS History]

Chipset (1)

ATK (5)

Audio (1)

VGA (1)

LAN (1)

Card Reader (1)

TouchPad (1)

Utilities (16)

Wireless (3)

Bluetooth (1)

Camera (2)

Others (3)

TV/Radio (3)

Thank you for checking the ASUS website before downloading anything and to ensure your BIOS reference.... And to follow the advice given by ASUS. It’s preferable: http://support.asus.com

Lastly, make it a habit to update. Twice a month isn’t too much to ask for your hardware to run well.

thisisthequestion · Answer

Hello everyone,

I just got an Asus (the 3rd one actually) about... a week ago
Why? Simply because of this software
Having had a Mac for the last 5 years, Windows was a bit of a mystery for me. On the 3rd day of my first Asus, a software popped up: Asus Live Update.. not really knowing what it was, I said: okay
Shortly after, a window appeared: flashing BIOS something like that, loading 3 little bars, and as soon as it appeared, the mouse froze
In a panic, my only reflex was: close the window
The next morning: impossible to turn the pc back on
I exchanged it, same thing happened again
Today I'm talking to you with the 3rd one, and this window: Asus Live Update REDUCED, because after the 2nd time, I understood that this was indeed the problem..
Is it at the moment I close the loading that everything crashes? If that's the case, will everything work if I let the loading finish and don't touch anything? Thank you for responding, because a 4th pc in a week is starting to become a bit annoying..

Some might say: why did you close it, etc. etc., but simply that's the reflex I had (and twice) upon seeing a window saying: "hard drive deletion" there you go

Thank you!

talkingfrog · Answer

I am a big fan of ASUS; I have 2 machines that run very well on Windows 7 and Android. However, the various ASUS apps are really not up to par with the hardware (and still, that's a polite and restrained way to criticize ASUS's software division). I haven't stopped having problems with ASUS WebStorage & ASUS Update since 2011. I even contacted customer service in Taiwan regarding the erratic functioning of the WebStorage app and I was quite put off by the lack of relevance of the information provided by the staff.

Since then, I've figured out how to be a happy ASUS user: you just have to uninstall pretty much all ASUS software as soon as you power on your machine, and especially ASUS Update, which is a real nightmare. Windows Update (from Vista onwards, but preferably with Windows 7) does a much better job of updating the embedded hardware, and if you're still missing drivers, a quick trip to the ASUS site (or even better: directly to the manufacturer's site for the processor or video card) will resolve your issue far more effectively than using ASUS Update.

What is the usefulness of Asus Live Update?

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