Windows Client Guidance against speculative execution vulnerabilities
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Why was the CPU microcode update patch for 1709 designed to work only in 1709? They'll probably release the patch new Tuesday. I'm glad I bought a new computer last week and now have the BIOS loading the microcode update.
you should read MS support KB article 4093836.
there were other Intel CPU microcode updates for other versions of Win10 listed there, including the RTM/1507 release. also no microcode updates were released for the 1511 version of Win10 and for Win7 & 8.1.
no microcode updates are available for the 1803 release until perhaps May 8 and Microsoft will have to update their security advisory and support KB article 4073119 to actually mention about the new updates for the 1803 release.
I'm actually glad I did not update to the 1803 version yet since the updated microcodes are not yet implemented on there. I may updated to that version in the middle of May when MS does release those updates.
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My X99 got a BIOS update today, but MSi doesn't recommend me updating to it and it's labeled as beta 
Guess I'll wait.
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you should read
MS support KB article 4093836.
there were other Intel CPU microcode updates for other versions of Win10 listed there, including the RTM/1507 release. also no microcode updates were released for the 1511 version of Win10 and for Win7 & 8.1.
no microcode updates are available for the 1803 release until perhaps May 8 and Microsoft will have to update their
security advisory and support KB article
4073119 to actually mention about the new updates for the 1803 release.
I'm actually glad I did not update to the 1803 version yet since the updated microcodes are not yet implemented on there. I may updated to that version in the middle of May when MS does release those updates.
I've had those webpages bookmarked for at least a couple months. What I would like to know is why different versions of Windows 10 require different versions of the CPU microcode update patch. I don't think Microsoft has explained the reason.
I expect the patch for 1803 will include additional microcode from Intel to mitigate the most serious of the new Spectre exploits that are supposed to revealed next week.
Last edited by Ground Sloth; 04 May 2018 at 15:11.
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Hi,
What I would like to know is why different versions of Windows 10 require a different version of the CPU microcode update patch. I don't think Microsoft has explained the reason.
Was wondering about that too. Seems like every new version of W10 is like a new OS all on its own....
After all, this is only a MC emulation, right ?
Cheers, 
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Yeah. More fun. I'm still waiting to see if AMD is asfected....
Hi,
Seems like way too fast to have a patch ready by then.
Cheers,
Agreed. Even with advanced notice of 3 months....
This is Micro$oft, after all 
Hi,
Was wondering about that too. Seems like every new version of W10 is like a new OS all on its own....
After all, this is only a MC emulation, right ?
Cheers,
lmfao - nice one....
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My Asus MB just got a new BIOS with a patch for remaining Ryzen vulnerability: (SMU):
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Thanks for that, checked my Asus Prime B350-Plus, same bios update 4011 now confirmed as protected. AMD kept that pretty quiet on what they were doing!
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Thanks for that, checked my Asus Prime B350-Plus, same bios update 4011 now confirmed as protected. AMD kept that pretty quiet on what they were doing!
That's patch for vulnerability (Spectre2) that some Israeli company found barely a month ago, quite fast reaction.
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