Microsoft details steps being taken to address Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities affected millions of processors around the world, and the "fixes" that followed compounded the problems with reports of the patches bricking AMD PCs, and Ubuntu systems, and causing major slowdowns. Intel even told customers to stop installing the patches due to 'unpredictable' reboot issues. In a new blog post, Microsoft provides an update on the state of the situation, and has some good news for Windows 1o users. SEE ALSO: This is the easiest way to check if your Windows PC is vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown John Cable, Director of Program Management, Windows Servicing… [Continue Reading]

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