As a Linux user would this be an option for installing Bios and Intel ME updates on machines with Windows only tools available? Or is Windows-To-Go still a safer option?
Very curious about this exact question! I've got a Dell XPS 13 that I put Mint onto and the only way to get it to play nice with a dell WD16 triple-monitor dock is to update the BIOS and things of that nature. I did so on another XPS 13 I have (which still has Windows on it because it only has 4GB of RAM) and that sorted things right out. fingers crossed
I think the firmware on those models can just load the Windows firmware update executable. Save it to your ESP or a USB flash drive and try to select it in the firmware update menu.
This will work just as well and is much less complicated than WtG. WinPE has actually been around since the days of Windows XP. I always like to have a WtG USB around in case I need to run some Windows apps and persist there data after reboot, but this should be just fine for a one-off update.
