Some riskier but possibly more effective solutions for disabling or at least limiting ME (AMT is one application that runs on ME): https://github.com/corna/me_

Some riskier but possibly more effective solutions for disabling or at least limiting ME (AMT is one application that runs on ME): https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner https://hardenedlinux.github.io/firmware/2016/11/17/neutralize_ME_firmware_on_sandybridge_and_ivybridge.html https://hardenedlinux.github.io/firmware/2016/11/17/neutrali... To be 100% clear, I haven't tried either.