Microsoft supplied OS patches as well as Intel's
microcode via Windows Update.
What isn't clear is whether Microsoft will also push out Intel's
microcode via Windows Update, its usual distribution mechanism for supplying patches.
Not exact matches
While the
Windows update fixed the Meltdown problem, CPU
microcode updates from Intel delivered
via a UEFI or BIOS update are needed to fully enable protection against one of the Spectre attacks.
Microsoft said today that it would take Intel CPU
microcode updates meant to fix the Spectre v2 vulnerability and ship these updates to users
via a
Windows update package.
bleepingcomputer.com - Microsoft said today that it would take Intel CPU
microcode updates meant to fix the Spectre v2 vulnerability and ship these updates to users
via a
Windows update package.