Windows 10: Your PC needs to be restarted to finish setting up this device

Hello,
Tonight I did a Windows Update and somehow something got screwed up.

1. When I start my computer, I get the BIOS cannot be updated message, but it will continue to load to the desktop eventually.

2. Once I get to the desktop, I see the following message:

Your pc needs to be restarted to finish setting up this device: system firmware

I've restarted multiple times and still see the same message. Going into Device Manager > Firmware > System Firmware, I see a yellow exclamation point. Right clicking on System Firmware brings me to the "general" tab, which says:

The "firmware" tab says:

I've tried to disable and re-enable System Firmware, I've done a system restore to before the updates, I've ran troubleshooter (which detects the issue but is unable to fix it).

I have a feeling the BIOS issue and the System Firmware issue are related, but have no idea how to fix them. Any ideas?












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