Exactly which Updates KB...... are responsible for Spectre & Meltdown?


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    win7pro 64bit
       #1

    Exactly which Updates KB...... are responsible for Spectre & Meltdown?


    Does someone know and tell me the list of Win 7 Updates KB...... which are responsible for fixing Spectre & Meltdown (from the Windows side (not by BIOS-fimware updates))?

    May be there is a comprehnsive list published in Internet?

    Thank you
    Peter
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  2. Posts : 2,798
    Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
       #2

    The first Windows update to address this issue was the January 2018 Security update ... and an update to your AV program. But I understood that the mitigation was included in all Security Rollups since then.
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  3. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #3

    Did you check to see if you are protected ?

    InSpectre 0.6675.8 Download - TechSpot

    GRC | InSpectre
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  4. Posts : 244
    win7pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thank you so far.
    But my intention is NOT to install these patches, but on the opposite to NOT install them!

    They slow down my system dramatically.
    As long as there are no exploits on the market they are not necessary.

    For exclusion of these updates I need to know the exact Update identifiers.

    So again: Which Updates contain Spectre/Meltdown patches?
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  5. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #5

    I just googled it and didn`t come up with any actual update #`s, But then I didn`t look at more than 1 of them.

    spectre and meltdown update for windows 7 - Google Search

    But both my W7 installs on my Z170 and X299 are protected and there are no performance issues at all.

    If you run the tool I linked above (InSpectre v8) you will only get a Fair performance rating if you are running W7. And that`s just because W7 is old.

    Please fill in your specs.
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  6. Posts : 2,798
    Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
       #6

    But my intention is NOT to install these patches, but on the opposite to NOT install them
    Then the simplest solution would be to AVOID any update from Microsoft that had occurred after December 2017. Run the InSpectre tool afterwards to double check your installation.

    The Knowledge Base numbers are still obtainable from here: January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update). Using this link, correlate the chronologically ordered updates (on the left side) with their corresponding KB numbers.

    As you have Windows 7 Pro you are able to opt out of these updates, if you so choose to do so.
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  7. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #7

    Hi iko22,

    iko22 said:
    Then the simplest solution would be to AVOID any update from Microsoft that had occurred after December 2017.
    That is something I have mentioned numerous times in the first half of this year to those doing a clean install. It was best to leave doing WU until a proven solution had been found!

    I hope this help!
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  8. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #8

    Hi pstein,

    AddRAM said:
    Please fill in your specs.
    As AddRAM has pointed out.

    Please update your system specifications in your UserCP > Edit System Spec setup. It will help us to help you!
    The tutorial below [Published by Brink and written by CyberZeus] makes doing this very easy.

    How to See Your System Specs with "System Info"

    I hope this helps!
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