Windows 7 patch
This is a follow-up to my previous post and pertains to Windows 7.
If you do not have automatic updates activated, you should manually install the following patch: "2018-01 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7"
If you have a problem, it's probably your anti-virus software. I use Microsoft's Security Essentials and had no problem but McAfee and other AV programs may prevent the patch from being applied.
Apparently, that's about all you can do now and it only protects you from Meltdown. For Spectre, we'll all need firmware patches from our hardware vendors.
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