What is MSILiveUpdateService.exe? MSILiveUpdateService.exe is known as MSI Live Update Service and it is developed by Micro-Star International, it is also developed by Micro-Star Int'l Co., Ltd.We have seen about 100 different instances of MSILiveUpdateService.exe in different location. MSI Live Update is a powerful tool that provides you with simple means to update your BIOS, drivers and the firmware, as long as your computer has an MSI mainboard.
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I should've Google'd this prior to assuming it'd be fine.
I built my new Z87-G45-based gaming PC a few months ago, and everything has been great. It worked very well, and was very fast. The Fractal R4 case made it all look awesome as well (thanks, /r/buildapc.)
With that said, MSI Live Update was installed when I installed the various motherboard drivers. It seemed to work well and helped keep my various drivers up to date.
Today I noticed there was an update to MSI Live Update (forgot the version, it may have been available for a while.) I installed the updated, and the software mentioned that all sorts of stuff had available updates.
I installed them as it recommended, and all of the sudden everything went black. A reboot didn't fix it. Clearing the CMOS didn't fix it.
So -- for those of you who are have this tool -- DO NOT USE IT TO UPDATE YOUR BIOS!
Google reveals that this has happened to numerous people.
Just thought I'd share.
Ian
Edit -
I should add that this applies to any motherboard manufacturer as well. You should never flash your BIOS in Windows.
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- Latest Version:MSI Live Update 6.2.0.57 LATEST
- Requirements:Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
- Author / Product:MSI / MSI Live Update
- Old Versions:
- Filename:LiveUpdate.zip
- Details:MSI Live Update 2019 full offline installer setup for PC 32bit/64bit
MSI Live Update is a amazing update software free tool with user-friendly interface, provides an automatic scan and download BIOS, drivers, firmware and utilities for your MSI products. Using this service to keep your system in the most updated environment.
The program is only intended for MSI Desktop PC related products (motherboards and graphics cards) usage. This utility doesn’t support any MSI Notebook (NB and Tablet PC) or AIO product, while installed might experience unexpected errors. If it happens that you have installed MSI Live Update on your Notebook or AIO system, please uninstall it then perform system restart.
Note: Do NOT use Live Update for AIO PC and Notebooks. Requires MSI Mainboard and .NET Framework.
The program is only intended for MSI Desktop PC related products (motherboards and graphics cards) usage. This utility doesn’t support any MSI Notebook (NB and Tablet PC) or AIO product, while installed might experience unexpected errors. If it happens that you have installed MSI Live Update on your Notebook or AIO system, please uninstall it then perform system restart.
Note: Do NOT use Live Update for AIO PC and Notebooks. Requires MSI Mainboard and .NET Framework.