Windows update question

[blokewhoknowsnothingabouttech]

Hi, I've recently heard about the windows update/patch that removes the terrible and buggy windows spectre/meltdown "fix" (article about that here - http://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-issues-a-windows-patch-to-disable-intels-buggy-spectre-fix/) and want to know if I have the right windows patch. The patch listed in the article is KB4078130, however I have KB4073543. Do I have the right microsoft patch? (the one that removes the horrible Spectre/meldown "fix")

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

 

[Snipergod87]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

 

[Rocky Bennett]

The update that Microsoft released yesterday has been working great on both Intel machines and AMD machines.


https://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-news/103483-cumulative-update-kb4058258-windows-10-v1709-build-16299-214-jan-31-a.html

I installed this yesterday on several machines without issue.

 

[blokewhoknowsnothingabouttech]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

I have an Intel CPU and so I have manually downloaded that patch. However - since I have always used the automatic update installer built into windows and thus previously never had to update manually, I have no idea what to do now. Help.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

I have an Intel CPU and so I have manually downloaded that patch. However - since I have always used the automatic update installer built into windows and thus previously never had to update manually, I have no idea what to do now. Help.

Nothing. You are fine. Just update to the newest update that I linked to upthread.

 

[blokewhoknowsnothingabouttech]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

I have an Intel CPU and so I have manually downloaded that patch. However - since I have always used the automatic update installer built into windows and thus previously never had to update manually, I have no idea what to do now. Help.

Nothing. You are fine. Just update to the newest update that I linked to upthread.

But, it's just a .exe file downloaded directly from my browser that's now sat on my desktop. Are you sure there's nothing else I need to do?

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

I have an Intel CPU and so I have manually downloaded that patch. However - since I have always used the automatic update installer built into windows and thus previously never had to update manually, I have no idea what to do now. Help.

Nothing. You are fine. Just update to the newest update that I linked to upthread.

But, it's just a .exe file downloaded directly from my browser that's now sat on my desktop. Are you sure there's nothing else I need to do?

Did you install it?

 

[blokewhoknowsnothingabouttech]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

I have an Intel CPU and so I have manually downloaded that patch. However - since I have always used the automatic update installer built into windows and thus previously never had to update manually, I have no idea what to do now. Help.

Nothing. You are fine. Just update to the newest update that I linked to upthread.

But, it's just a .exe file downloaded directly from my browser that's now sat on my desktop. Are you sure there's nothing else I need to do?

Did you install it?

No, Because I'm not sure how. When I try to open it, (i.e. double click on it) nothing appears to happen

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Are you using an AMD CPU?

That patch is for Intel CPU's not AMD, that's a completely different issue.

If you have an Intel CPU its KB4078130 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-disables-spectre-v2-patch,news-57805.html that fixes that.
Download link: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4078130

I have an Intel CPU and so I have manually downloaded that patch. However - since I have always used the automatic update installer built into windows and thus previously never had to update manually, I have no idea what to do now. Help.

Nothing. You are fine. Just update to the newest update that I linked to upthread.

But, it's just a .exe file downloaded directly from my browser that's now sat on my desktop. Are you sure there's nothing else I need to do?

Did you install it?

No, Because I'm not sure how. When I try to open it, (i.e. double click on it) nothing appears to happen

Skip it then and just use the link that I provided upthread.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

What build of Windows 10 are you running? The current build is 16299.214. That is the link that I provided upthread.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

More importantly, what version of Windows 10 are you running, 1709, 1607, 1704, or what?

 

[blokewhoknowsnothingabouttech]

More importantly, what version of Windows 10 are you running, 1709, 1607, 1704, or what?

sorry, sorry, here ya go -

Version - 1709
Build - 16299.125

what I want is a code that reads KB...ect...ect... not just a stream of numbers

 

[Paul NZ]

You're 2 updates behind. There was 1 update that updated 1709 to 194, then another that updated it to 214

 

[blokewhoknowsnothingabouttech]

You're 2 updates behind. There was 1 update that updated 1709 to 194, then another that updated it to 214

found another update earlier on which I installed but I have no more updates to do and I'm still on 1709