I keep getting a 0x800f0986 error. Could someone please point me to the suggested steps to resolve this?

I see. Thank you! So, it's a good news, bad news story then for Sandy Bridge.

I have a Sandy Bridge CPU. Could you please elaborate on why they are not affected by this vulnerability?

Version 81 was supposed to be released. I guess we can chalk up the delay to the virus.

Thanks for the feedback EdTittel and kado897. Short of reviewing the Event Logs after an upgrade, I like having a more proactive approach.

Is there a best practice for commands to run (such as the one above) after a CU or even a major bi-annual update to validate that it installed without issues?

Darn, still nothing for Sandy Bridge. I can't figure out why M$ hasn't pulled the gun on this. Intel released the micro-architectural data sampling microcode updates for all the chipsets concurrently.

Just an FYI that I got some guidance over at Wilders. I applied the KB4465065 standalone update. This upgraded me to the 0x2E microcode and with the already applied registry keys, I now have SSBD...

My CPU is a Core i7-2630QM.

Hi JenyJ,

As I said in my post, I applied some registry tweaks. Specifically, these ones:


reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v...

Can anyone please advise me as to how I can plug the holes identified by these tools (my green highlights in the first screen capture)? Other than keeping Windows up to date with the latest...