Microsoft has released a new set of Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 20H2, 2004, 1909, and older versions to fix bugs impacting multiple Intel CPU families. Microcode updates are released by ...

The root cause was identified as a flawed microcode, which is essential for managing the low-level operations of the CPU. In response to this issue, Intel extended the warranty for all affected ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...

Microsoft began rolling out Intel's new countermeasure code against the Spectre V3a, Spectre V4 and L1TF vulnerabilities through Windows Update. It starts with a patch for the latest version of ...

Shipping in the second half of this year, the next generation of Xeon Scalable Processors (codenamed Cascade Lake) will contain hardware fixes for the Meltdown attack and certain variants of the ...

Intel has spent most of 2024 investigating and trying to fix a problems that was causing crashes and instability for owners of its high-end 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop processors. In April, ...

This microcode data file contains the latest microcode definitions for all Intel processors. Intel releases these updates periodically. These microcode data files correct processor behavior as ...

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As soon as the broader discussion about the Raptor Lake stability issues began, many people were already speculating that the potential "fix" would have a deleterious effect on performance. In essence ...

News briefs for August 24, 2018. Intel has now reworked the license for its microcode security fix after outcry from the community. The Register quotes Imad Sousou, corporate VP and general manager of ...