HP 15-d030nr Bios won't flash

Was updating drivers from the HP website.  The bios update was one of the updates I chose to do.  Upon rebooting, it said no boot device was found.  After checking a few things, I checked the bios, and it seemed like it hadn't completed upating.  The legacy menu choice was missing, and it seemed like other menus were not complete.
Saw the technique to flash the bios with a USB flash drive, but I haven't been able to get it to work.  Does the USB drive need to be formatted first with FAT32, NTFS, etc?  Does it need to be made bootable?  I am pressing Windows+B when I start the laptop, is that correct or is there another way?  Also, after trying the Windows+B, the Caps lock light will flash 2 times in sequence again and again.  What does that mean?

Hi there @JRGJAX,
The following is useful to figure out what the blink/error codes are. From what you said about your problem, I am sure it will come as no surprise that two flashes indicates corrupted BIOS.
Computer Does Not Start and the LEDs Blink or the Computer Beeps
See the following, for a way you may be able to restore your BIOS, one does involve Windows +B, but read the instructions carefully, it is possible that it could be a timing issue. I hope that it helps.
Restoring the BIOS
If you need to recover the BIOS with an external device, then you will need this.
HP UEFI Support Environment
This one is not as useful to you right now, as a it assumes your computer can boot up normally, but I include it for completeness and for future reference.
Updating the BIOS
I hope that this helps.
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