New BIOS 1836 for TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI

Asus has just published BIOS 1836 - see https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-z790-plus-wifi/helpd...

Has anyone installed this and had any problems?

Info:

Version 1836
11.37 MB
2026/05/14
SHA-256 ：395EE06891E297BAB93CC8DAA7D7F132846859C43EB997364EF6728AAEC49ED5
"Update Intel microcode for enhanced stability & security.

Updating this BIOS will simultaneously update the corresponding Intel ME to version 16.1.40.2765. Please note after you update this BIOS, the ME version remains the updated one even if you roll back to an older BIOS later. "

The new microcode is 133h, which I have run on my Z790 Dark Hero (on 136h now). I am using the same ME firmware version. I haven't had any issues FWIW.

It is usually true that you cannot roll back the ME firmware unless they are similar versions that have the same SVN number. They change the SVN number when rolling back would cause issues. I am reasonably certain you would not be able to roll back.

only this person in this ROG forum thread might be having a problem with the latest bios version but it could be a problem with a specific game not working correctly even with the updated bios