BIOS update help needed - Z170-K newest bios update non-beta black screen

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Bios update ASUS Z170-K need help.

Hi, I've tried to update the Bios on my z170-k. Downloaded the most recent update from Asus for my operating system and put it on a newly formatted fat32 USB with nothing else on it. Restarted pc and switched bios settings to default f5 before using Ez flash tool to updated. Selected the update and the tool ran the update until it asked to restart. Clicked yes. Screen went black. Waited 30 min. Nothing and no response now. Pc is still running but no indication it has rebooted and nothing on screen. Bios version was newest non-beta - 3000 something I think.

What should I do? Many thanks for help.
 
OK so I finally gave up and shut it down. Started up again and Bios had been updated to v3017 but now it starts in ambios and asks me to "please enter setup to recover bios setting".

on doing so it enters bios but then intermittently crashes?
 
OK it works now, wow that was the weirdest bios update I have ever had. Nothing worked the way it was supposed to but in the end I have now made it to Windows
Let's see if it is stable. So far I'm not convinced about this v3017 update...