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They need to be held accountable for performance regression at this scale if they don’t provide BIOS options to switch back.

• BeeOnRope 5y ago
  If you apply your microcode using the OS loader (as described in the post), you can switch back to any microcode (which is at least as new as your BIOS version) by rebuilding the initramfs with the microcode of your choice and rebooting.
  • aetherspawn 5y ago
    How do I do this on a Windows workstation with stock BIOS/boot loader though? Who knows how much slower this machine, that I wait for 5-6 hours per day, has gotten in the last few years. IMO whoever flashes the patch should be responsible for giving a toggle.
    • floatboth 5y ago
      https://www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/enm8yj/how_to_actually_disable_intel_and_amd_microcode/ https://www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/enm8yj/how_to...
  • nix23 5y ago
    And under Windows with the VMware CPU Microcode Update Driver.