Bios update failed, laptop doesn't boot

Hi everyone. I'm having a major problem with my HP 2000-355DX. I tried to update it to the latest BIOS version using the BIOS file I downloaded from the HP drivers and software section. The BIOS updated and then restarted. Upon restart the screen stayed black and the caps lock key blinked twice. I found out that this means a BIOS corruption error. I have tried booting with windows key + B but it does not work. Is there anyway I can create a BIOS recovery flash drive? I dont get why this would happen

I downloaded the original BIOS and extracted it onto a flash drive named HP_Tools. I then booted the PC while pressing windows key + B. The lights begin to blink on the USB stick and blick for about 5 seconds before the caps lock key starts blinking again. This leads me to believe the PC is searching for a BIOS recovery file but can not find out. Can anyone help with this?

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