How about using ProcMon and filter just on the "HPSIsvc.exe" process to see exactly what it's doing when triggered? If it's making external requests...
Your screenshot shows your PowerShell console is not running as elevated... so the last command - Confirm-SecureBootUEFI - is unable to be processed...
Haha yeah not something i experienced but i have heard stories like that. People in call center or office jobs playing game s like Doom or Ultima on...