Universal BIOS Backup ToolKit

Before updating your BIOS to a new version, it's a good idea to create a backup of its current settings, in order to later restore the original configuration in case there are compatibility issues between the new BIOS update and operating system. Besides, there are malware agents that target BIOS, being capable of erasing its contents, thus preventing Windows from starting up. This is also a scenario that requires a BIOS backup.

Universal BIOS Backup Toolkit is a lightweight, easy-to-use and straightforward application that can quickly collect data about your system's BIOS and save it to backup files. No installation is necessary so you can extract the executable file from the downloaded archive and just double-click it to reach the main app window. You can also store the tool on a USB flash drive to directly fire it up on any PC and perform a BIOS backup. However, you should know that the operations made by the utility need administrative rights.

In the main window, you can view your BIOS type, vendor, version, size and date, as well as change the BIOS size. Before running the backup, Universal BIOS Backup Toolkit has to be allowed to read BIOS contents. This is a simple scanning procedure that doesn't take long and displays a notification message at the end. Afterward, you can start the backup by specifying the destination and name of the ROM file. There is no restore option available so you will have to rely on the BIOS built-in settings to restore the original BIOS configuration. The only minor inconvenient we found with this app is that its window cannot be moved (not on Windows 10, at least).

Universal BIOS Backup Toolkit did its job fast and without error, rapidly creating a BIOS backup file. It may trigger malware alerts in certain antivirus solutions but these are false positives.