Lenovo E14 Gen 6 (Type 21M7, 21M8) Laptops (ThinkPad) - Type 21M7 Silent fail Intel ME update

Hi Daniel Kendall,

Thank you for providing those details. Since the Intel ME firmware package appears to complete without reporting an error, but the firmware version remains unchanged after reboot, this may indicate that a prerequisite is preventing the update from being applied even though the installer exits normally.

You can try the following quick checks:

1, Update the BIOS first

• Install the latest BIOS available for your ThinkPad E14 Gen 6.
• Restart the device and attempt the Intel ME update again.

2, Confirm the firmware package matches your model

• Verify the package is intended for your exact machine type (21M7 or 21M8).
• Re-download the package from Lenovo Support and run it as Administrator.

3, Check BIOS security settings

• Enter BIOS Setup.
• Look for Intel Management Engine-related settings and ensure ME functionality is enabled.
• Save changes and retry the update.

4, Perform the update outside of Vantage

• Temporarily close Lenovo Vantage and other management utilities.
• Run the downloaded installer directly as Administrator.
• Restart when prompted and verify the ME firmware version afterward.

If the firmware version remains at 18.0.5.2133 after these checks, the issue may be specific to the firmware package, platform configuration, or Lenovo's update mechanism. In that case, I recommend opening a support case with Lenovo and providing the machine type, current ME version, target version, and the results of the troubleshooting above to help their team investigate further.

I hope this helps point you in the right direction. Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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