Cumulative Update KB4093105 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.402 - Apr. 23

VBF said:

But it does and the MCU works for it! THAT'S why I'm confused

Confused.... "after 40 years in IT" and you're confused?
Things are done sequentially and if they fail, the get a low priority as we have to do the new ones. You definitely know that!!!
:) :)

IronZorg89 said:

To everyone, very good news. If you haven't read this article yet, now is the time:
https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/25/wi...ao0cqqj%2e28k8

or:

KB4091663 Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 v1703
Windows 10 Microcode updates KB4090007, KB4091663, KB4091664 and KB4091666.
I have just run the update for my CPUID: 306C3 from the Microsoft update catalog and the winner is:

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You will find all the info needed in the link above from ghacks.net

Yay! Been rooting 4 U ...

BTW: How does the performance thingy work? I see some have "Slower" ?

ddelo said:

Confused.... "after 40 years in IT" and you're confused?
Things are done sequentially and if they fail, the get a low priority as we have to do the new ones. You definitely know that!!!
:) :)

Sorry - don't get what you mean - Yes things are done in sequence but here we have 2 computers both on the list with the same status so i would expect them to behave the same

Please revisit my 2 screen shots from the Intel master List - you will see that both the 206A7 and the 306C3 have the same status. That implies that both have been completed in their turn and that KB4090007 should have the same effect on both. But it doesn't.

I was just joking....as I have 35 years in IT, I have learned (most of the times, the hard way) that although computers do exactly what we tell them to do, sometimes things do not make much sense and we have to dig more!

Now seriously, your situation does not make sense. Especially the fact that the 306C3 has not been updated. The only thing that I can think of, is that your specific one, was not affected by the Spectre vulnerability. Thus it shows by Inspectre as OK.

VBF said:

However, my Tosh Laptop with the Sandy Bridge CPU ID 206A7 is still vulnerable even after the MCU

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But according to the Intel Master List it should have been fixed

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Can anyone shed any light on that please

My guess is that its not included in the MCU - I still do not understand the slower performance w/o the MC patch tho?

Craig, I think you got it wrong. The patch has been applied, that's the reasin for the slow performance. The question is why although the patch is applied it shows as NOT protected

ddelo said:

I was just joking....as I have 35 years in IT, I have learned (most of the times, the hard way) that although computers do exactly what we tell them to do, sometimes things do not make much sense and we have to dig more!

Now seriously, your situation does not make sense. Especially the fact that the 306C3 has not been updated. The only thing that I can think of, is that your specific one, was not affected by the Spectre vulnerability. Thus it shows by Inspectre as OK.

Sorry - it's the ****ing frustration of it all!
BUT....Not so because BEFORE I did the MCU, on the 306C3 this is what I got showing that it WAS vulnerable to Spectre.


And your next suggestion is @didelo ? (My turn to joke! :)) Seriously, I'd love to dig more, but where to place the damn shovel?

First start by finding the microcode revision you currently have and check it against Intel's list.

ddelo said:

First start by finding the microcode revision you currently have and check it against Intel's list.

But the Intel list doesn't show microcode revision - there is a column called "Pre- Mitigation Production MCU" but it's empty for both the processors i have...or do you mean AFTER the MCU is installed?