Microsoft has begun distributing Intel microcode update for Broadwell and Haswell architectures

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Sergey Stelmakh | 03/02/2018
IncreaseMicrosoft Update Catalog KB4090007 for Broadwell and Haswell Architectures Released to Address Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Update Catalog KB4090007 for Broadwell and Haswell Architectures Released to Address Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities discovered by Google Project Zero specialists, caused by hardware features of the branch prediction unit in modern processors, affected the interests of not only the IT industry, but also millions of users. These vulnerabilities are so serious that in addition to updating operating systems, it is necessary to replace individual parts of the code for drivers, browsers, compilers, antiviruses, and even replace the microcode for processors.

To protect users, Intel, in addition to other patches, released anti-Spectre netherlands whatsapp data updates for its processors with Broadwell, Haswell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake architectures back in January. It should be noted that the patches caused system crashes and reboots. In early February, a fixed version of the microcode was released for mobile and desktop consumer chips of the Skylake family. Later, new versions of the microcode were released for Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and a number of Skylake platforms not affected by the previous update. Now the company has released reworked patches for older Broadwell and Haswell architectures.

Microsoft said they appeared in the Microsoft Update catalog as update KB4090007, from where it can be downloaded and then installed. The update was released for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update version 1709, it does not work with other versions of the OS. According to the company, most users will receive updates directly from motherboard and other hardware manufacturers, the update it offers will provide an additional level of security.