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Microsoft Resumes Meltdown and Spectre Updates for AMD Devices (bleepingcomputer.com)

Posted by msmash on from the second-time's-the-charm dept.

Microsoft has resumed the rollout of security updates for AMD devices. The updates patch the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. From a report: Microsoft released these patches on January 3, but the company stopped the rollout for AMD-based computers on January 9 after users reported crashes that plunged PCs into unbootable states. After working on smoothing out the problems with AMD, Microsoft announced today it would resume the rollout of five (out of nine) security updates.

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  1. Re:but why by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So is the title flamebait, as is usual for our new Slashdot overlords?

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  2. Re:Since Spectre doesn't actually needs to be patc by Woldscum · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The 2 Specter variants are just theoretical. It is just Intel FUD.To distract he public from what a nightmare Meltdown truly is to Intel.