KB4497165 Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 Sept. 1 Win Update

I7 4771 are not in the list :/

Brink said:

KB4497165 Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 v1903 - June 18

Does anyone know/understand why these are not delivered through Windows Update? If these are necessary or recommended and are safe to employ, then wouldn't one expect the delivery mechanism to utilize Windows Update?

It would seem a manual download and install is, IMHO, unlikely to be used by the overwhelming majority of average Windows users across the world. Thus meaning that the mitigation is likely to be unused by the majority of users...

Hi,
Depends on update settings
If you only set to get updates from ms then you might wait a little longer
If your set to get from others on the internet and likely send updates to others on the internet one might get updates a little sooner maybe.

But you'll also be deemed a ms server too and your internet band width and computer resources will be used up a little for that pleasure.

End result is be patient nobody has ever died by not having an update 2-7... days after it's released.
Matter of fact sometimes these updates are recalled because of a lot of bugs and sometime serious bugs.
So count yourself lucky

f14tomcat said:

My understanding is your CPU must be on the matrix list outlined at the top of the KB post.

The CPU is detectable by Windows...hence, any update can be evaluated by Windows Update just like any other hardware or software update...or am I missing something...?

Assume, for the sake of discussion, that the "user" did need to determine their CPU and then select the appropriate download. Would this not make the case even more clearly that the majority of users would not - or could not - perform this operation? Thus, again IMHO, making a manual delivery mechanism even less desirable?

My CPU (306C3) is not compatible with this update , I did not get it , not downloading it also............

galileo said:

Does anyone know/understand why these are not delivered through Windows Update? If these are necessary or recommended and are safe to employ, then wouldn't one expect the delivery mechanism to utilize Windows Update?

It would seem a manual download and install is, IMHO, unlikely to be used by the overwhelming majority of average Windows users across the world. Thus meaning that the mitigation is likely to be unused by the majority of users...

It will be delivered through Windows Update eventually. Microsoft is just being extra cautious. The two previous microcode updates were both eventually delivered through Windows Update.