This step applies only if you are on a firmware below 11.0.

  1. Plug USB drive on a Windows machine.
  2. Right click on the USB drive and click Format.
  3. Change File system to exFAT and click on Start.
  4. Once done, open the USB drive and create a folder in the root named PS4.
  5. Open the folder named PS4 and within it create another folder named UPDATE.
  6. Before proceeding, check MD5 sum of the file using application like WinMD5.
  7. Copy the downloaded firmware file (.PUP) to the UDPATE folder.
  8. Rename the PUP file to PS4UPDATE.PUP, if it is anything else.
  9. Unplug the USB drive and plug it into the PS4.
  10. Make sure the PS4 is not connected to Internet.
  11. On PS4, go to Settings, then choose System Software Update.
  12. It should say, Version 11.0 is available. If it does, choose Next and follow through.
  13. Post update, PS4 will reboot and you can check your firmware version in Settings to make sure you are on 11.0.

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