Microsoft releases new updates for specter and meltdown

The Specter and Meltdown vulnerabilities have caused both processor manufacturers and software developers to put their batteries in to protect users. One of the most active has been Microsoft, which has released several Windows updates to improve the security of its users in the face of these two serious security problems.

Microsoft continues to work to neutralize Specter and Meltdown in its Windows operating system

Microsoft has announced that it has released new security updates against Specter and Meltdown, this is important since the corrections at the operating system level are usually easier and faster to implement than those at the BIOS level for motherboards. The new updates from Microsoft include a revision of the CPU microcode at the software level, this revision allows to close some security holes that until now have been open and exposing users.

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This offers users a new level of protection much faster, otherwise we would have to wait for Intel to have a new firmware ready and then the motherboard manufacturers have to integrate it into their new BIOS, something that It ends up being a long process that lasts several weeks.

At this time, the update can only be downloaded and installed manually with Skylake processors and version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) and Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core). Despite these drawbacks, it is better than being limited to BIOS updates only. Of course, this does not mean that motherboard manufacturers are releasing new BIOSes, which will continue to be recommended to install for even greater protection.

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