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Staying on an earlier version is not ideal as some of the later microcode updates actually contain useful errata beyond performance-limiting mitigations. Really

Staying on an earlier version is not ideal as some of the later microcode updates actually contain useful errata beyond performance-limiting mitigations. Really wish Windows had an option like "mitigations=off" in Linux.

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zamadatix 5y ago
"mitigitations=off" doesn't disable microcode mitigations like the one in this article.
- Laforet 5y ago
  Yes, I assume the kernel has a predetermined list of microcode to be disabled when the flag is set. The same should be doable in Windows right now but the process seems quite tedious.
  - zamadatix 5y ago
    The kernel keeps no such list and microcode is a monolithic firmware anyways so having such a list wouldn't enable you to pick and choose which fixes you get to apply.
    - Laforet 5y ago
      Yes, you are quite right. I was referring to the ability to directly interact with the MSR